English dictionary

temple

/'t/E/mp/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
the flat area on either side of the forehead

noun.body

Examples
The veins in his temple throbbed.

Source: WordNet 3.0
an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

noun.artifact

Synonyms synagogue tabernacle

Source: WordNet 3.0
A contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.

noun

Source: webster1913
The space, on either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear.

noun

Source: webster1913
A place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity; as, the <i>temple</i> of Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in India.

noun

Source: webster1913
A building dedicated to the administration of ordinances.

noun

Source: webster1913

To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to <i>temple</i> a god.

verb

Source: webster1913