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temple



tem·ple [temple temples] BrE [ˈtempl] NAmE [ˈtempl] noun
1. a building used for the worship of a god or gods, especially in religions other than Christianity
the Temple of Diana at Ephesus
a Buddhist/Hindu/Sikh temple
• (NAmE)to go to temple (= to a service in a ↑synagogue, where Jews worship)
2. each of the flat parts at the sides of the head, at the same level as the eyes and higher
He had black hair, greying at the temples.

Word Origin:
sense 1 Old English templ tempel Middle English Old French temple Latin templum ‘open or consecrated space’ sense 2 Middle English Old French Latin tempora tempus ‘temple of the head’

Collocations:
Religion
Being religious
believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
convert to/practise/ (especially US) practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
go to church/(NAmE) temple (= the synagogue)
go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
belong to a church/a religious community
join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
Celebrations and ritual
attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
go on/make a pilgrimage
celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
deliver/preach/hear a sermon
lead/address the congregation
say/recite a prayer/blessing
Religious texts and ideas
preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
be based on/derive from divine revelation
commit/consider sth heresy/sacrilege
Religious belief and experience
seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
strengthen/lose your faith
keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
save/purify/lose your soul
obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
be/accept/do God's will
receive/experience divine grace
achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
hear/answer a prayer
commit/confess/forgive a sin
do/perform penance

Example Bank:
He's greying at the temples.
There was a throbbing in her temples.
These deities prevent evil spirits from entering the temple precincts.
They went to pray in the temple.
a temple dedicated to Venus
the great temples of Egypt
a Buddhist/Hindu/Sikh temple

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