TEMPLE


Meaning of TEMPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ temp(ə)l ]

( temples)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A temple is a building used for the worship of a god or gods, especially in the Buddhist and Hindu religions, and in ancient Greek and Roman times.

...a small Hindu temple.

...the Temple of Diana at Ephesus.

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2.

Your temples are the flat parts on each side of the front part of your head, near your forehead.

Threads of silver ran through his beard and the hair at his temples.

N-COUNT : usu pl

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