tem ‧ ple /ˈtemp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Sense 1: Date: 800-900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: templum ]
[ Sense 2: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Vulgar Latin tempula , from Latin tempora (plural) ]
1 . a building where people go to ↑ worship , in the Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Mormon religions
2 . [usually plural] one of the two fairly flat areas on each side of your ↑ forehead