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Temples

/ˈtɛmpl̩z/

A house of worship, especially:

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noun
  1. 1

    A house of worship, especially:

  2. 2

    A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.

  3. 3

    Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.

  4. 4

    Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.

    "a temple of commerce, a temple of drinking and dining"

verb
  1. 1

    To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god

noun
  1. 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. 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. 1

    A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.

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