TEMPLE


Meaning of TEMPLE in English

noun

1 building used for worship

ADJECTIVE

▪ great

the great ~s of Egypt

▪ ancient , classical

▪ Greek , Roman , etc.

▪ holy , sacred

▪ pagan

▪ ruined

▪ Buddhist , Hindu , etc.

VERB + TEMPLE

▪ dedicate

a ~ dedicated to Venus

He dedicated the ~ to Vishnu.

TEMPLE + NOUN

▪ priest , priestess

▪ complex , precincts

These deities prevent evil spirits from entering the ~ precincts.

▪ worship

They encourage their children to participate in ~ worship.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

They went to pray in the ~.

▪ to ~ (= to the synagogue) ( AmE )

to go to ~

2 part of the head

ADJECTIVE

▪ left , right

▪ throbbing

VERB + TEMPLE

▪ massage , rub

TEMPLE + VERB

▪ throb

PREPOSITION

▪ at sb's/the ~s

He's going white at the ~s.

▪ in sb's ~s

There was a throbbing in her ~s.

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