temple

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But their temple is a pagan temple, and their worship, however much they may borrow for it the language of a more spiritual cult, is of the earth, earthy Mr. Thomas Hardy was the inevitable sequel to George Eliot.

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  1. noun A building dedicated to religious ceremonies or worship.
  2. noun Either of two successive buildings in ancient Jerusalem serving as the primary center for Jewish worship.
  3. noun Judaism A synagogue, especially of a Reform congregation.
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  • In the middle of the space stood the temple, a rectangular pile four hundred and fifty yards long and in width one hundred and fifty From the public gate to the temple was an avenue of sphinxes with human heads and lion bodies. —  The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
  • And in the temple is the image of a dog. —  The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II
  • And how long ago JOAS At my birth ATHALIAH Do they, at least, not know your native country JOAS This temple is my country; none I know Besides ATHALIAH Your father Where is it said that chance discovered you JOAS Among the cruel wolves, their helpless prey ATHALIAH Who placed you in this temple JOAS An unknown woman, never looked on since Who did not say her name ATHALIAH But who took charge of your most early years JOAS Does God e'er let his children want in vain He gives the smallest birds their nourishment And over all His works extends His goodness Each day I call on Him. —  Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825)
  • On the broad terrace before the temple was the sacrificial stone, and upon this dark mass we saw distinctly the gleaming of human bones; and as we peered down into the water we perceived that all the terrace was strewn thickly with human bones also, showing that when the rush of water came many thousands of human beings had here perished miserably. —  The Aztec Treasure-House
  • In the basement of the temple is the baptisma font, constructed in imitation of the famous brazen sea of Solomon; it is supported by twelve oxen, well modelled and overlaid with gold. —  Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet
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  1. Middle English, from Old English tempel, from Latin templum; see tem- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *tempula, from Latin tempora, pl. of tempus, temple of the head.
  3. Middle English tempille, from Old French temple, possibly from Latin templum, small piece of timber; see tem- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English temple, from Anglo-Saxon templ, tempel = D. G. Swedish Danish tempel = Old French (and F.) temple = Spanish Portuguese templo = Italian tempio, from Latin templum, an open space, the circuit of the heavens, a consecrated place, a temple, prob. for *temulum, akin to Greek τέμενος, a piece of ground cut or marked off, a sacred inclosure, from τέμνειν, ταμεῖν, cut (see temenos).
  2. from temple, n.
  3. from Middle English temple, from Old French temple, French tempe, dial. temple = Provencal templa = Italian tempia, from Latin tempora, the temples, plural of tempus, temple, head, face.
  4. from French temple, templet.
 

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