- Temple (forehead)
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Temple (forehead)
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Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee) — Temple Israel Temple Israel entrance Basic information Location … Wikipedia
temple — temple1 [tem′pəl] n. [ME < OE tempel & OFr temple, both < L templum, temple, sanctuary, orig., space marked out: for IE base see TEMPER] 1. a) a building for the worship of a divinity or divinities b) anything viewed as the dwelling place… … English World dictionary
temple — Ⅰ. temple [1] ► NOUN ▪ a building devoted to the worship of a god or gods. ORIGIN Latin templum open or consecrated space . Ⅱ. temple [2] ► NOUN ▪ the flat part either side of the head between the forehead and the ear … English terms dictionary
Temple — Tem ple, n. [OF. temple, F. tempe, from L. tempora, tempus; perhaps originally, the right place, the fatal spot, supposed to be the same word as tempus, temporis, the fitting or appointed time. See {Temporal} of time, and cf. {Tempo}, {Tense},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
temple — {{11}}temple (1) building for worship, O.E. tempel, from L. templum piece of ground consecrated for the taking of auspices, building for worship, of uncertain signification. Commonly referred either to PIE root *tem to cut, on notion of place… … Etymology dictionary
Temple — An area just behind and to the side of the forehead and the eye, above the side of the check bone (the zygomatic arch) and in front of the ear. In optometry, the temple is the side bar of a pair of glasses which passes on the side of the head to… … Medical dictionary
temple — temple1 templed, adj. templelike, adj. /tem peuhl/, n. 1. an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities. 2. (usually cap.) any of the three successive houses of worship in Jerusalem in use by the Jews in Biblical… … Universalium
temple — tem|ple [ templ ] noun ** 1. ) count a building used for worship in some religions: a Hindu/Buddhist/Sikh temple an ancient Greek/Roman/Egyptian temple a ) count or uncount AMERICAN a SYNAGOGUE where Jewish people worship: go to temple: He goes… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
temple — temple1 noun 1》 a building devoted to the worship of a god or gods. ↘(the Temple) either of two ancient religious buildings of the Jews in Jerusalem. ↘N. Amer. a synagogue. 2》 a place devoted to or seen as the centre of a particular… … English new terms dictionary
temple */*/ — UK [ˈtemp(ə)l] / US noun Word forms temple : singular temple plural temples 1) a) [countable] a building used for worship in some religions, typically religions other than Christianity a Hindu/Buddhist/Sikh temple an ancient Greek/Roman/Egyptian… … English dictionary
temple — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English tempel & Anglo French temple, both from Latin templum space marked out for observation of auguries, temple, small timber; probably akin to Greek temenos sacred… … New Collegiate Dictionary
