temple
noun
- 1
A house of worship, especially:
- 2
A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
- 3
Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
- 4
Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
“a temple of commerce, a temple of drinking and dining”
- 5
Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
“My body is my temple.”
- 6
A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god
noun
- 1
The 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.
- 2
Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
noun
- 1
A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
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