Definition of temple

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Temple (n.) Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a place of public worship; a church..

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Mould :: Mould (n.) That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason..
Hexastyle :: Hexastyle (n.) A hexastyle portico or temple.
Stone-horse :: Stonehenge (n.) An assemblage of upright stones with others placed horizontally on their tops, on Salisbury Plain, England, -- generally supposed to be the remains of an ancient Druidical temple..
Pseudo-dipteral :: Pseudo-dipteral (n.) A pseudo-dipteral temple.
Temporal :: Temporal (a.) Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery..
Laver :: Laver (n.) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.
Pediment :: Pediment (n.) Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple..
Former :: Former (n.) A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is shaped..
Beaucatcher :: Beaucatcher (n.) A small flat curl worn on the temple by women.
Pagoda :: Pagoda (n.) A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not always, devoted to idol worship..
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding..
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge..
Favorite :: Favorite (n.) Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple.
Athenaeum :: Athenaeum (n.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students..
Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the sentence Solomon was the prince who built the temple, prince is the antecedent of who..
Oracle :: Oracle (n.) The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself..
Pantheon :: Pantheon (n.) A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially, the building so called at Rome..
Temple :: Temple (n.) A place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity; as, the temple of Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in India..
Candelabrum :: Candelabrum (n.) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple..
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