| NOUN | artifact | temple | place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | temple | the flat area on either side of the forehead | |
| artifact | temple | an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes | |
| artifact | temple, synagogue, tabernacle | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation |
| Sounds | teh'mpahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity. | |
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| Instances | Artemision at Ephesus | The large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed / completed 220 years later |
| Parthenon | The main temple of the goddess Athena | |
| Tabernacle, Mormon Tabernacle | The Mormon temple | |
| Temple of Artemis | A large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world | |
| Narrower | joss house | A Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship |
| pagoda | An Asian temple | |
| pantheon | (antiquity) a temple to all the gods | |
| Broader | place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship | Any building where congregations gather for prayer |
| Spanish | templo | |
| Catalan | temple | |
| Meaning | The flat area on either side of the forehead. | |
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| Example | "the veins in his temple throbbed" | |
| Part of | head, caput | The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals |
| Broader | feature, lineament | The characteristic parts of a person's face |
| Spanish | sien | |
| Catalan | pols, templa | |
| Adjectives | temporal | of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit) |
| Meaning | An edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes. | |
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| Parts | column, pillar | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure |
| entablature | (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof | |
| Narrower | ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat | A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians |
| Broader | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
| Spanish | templo | |
| Catalan | temple | |
| Meaning | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation. | |
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| Synonyms | synagogue, tabernacle | |
| Category | Judaism | The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud |
| Instances | Temple of Jerusalem, Temple of Solomon | Any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship |
| Broader | place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship | Any building where congregations gather for prayer |
| Spanish | aljama, sinagoga, tabernáculo, templo | |
| Catalan | sinagoga | |
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