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Temples

noun
/ˈtɛmpl̩z/
Word Frequency: 7.8

Definitions

1.nounA house of worship, especially:
2.nounA meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
3.nounAny place regarded as holding a religious presence.
4.nounAny place seen as an important centre for some activity.
"a temple of commerce, a temple of drinking and dining"
5.nounAnything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
"My body is my temple."
6.nounA gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
7.verbTo build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god
8.nounThe slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
9.nounEither of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
10.nounA contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.

Synonyms

house of worshipplace of worshipmiuhallsbuildingschapelschurcheshousesmonasteriesmosquesshrinessynagogues
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