TEMPLE


Meaning of TEMPLE in English

(~s)

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

1.

A ~ 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 ~.

...the Temple of Diana at Ephesus.

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2.

Your ~s 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 ~s.

N-COUNT: usu pl

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