as in church
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
the largest temple in the Gothic style in the country
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Recent Examples of temple
The TikTok clip starts with the model and entrepreneur applying an abundance of her own Rhode Pocket Blush, swiping it on a very broad area of her cheeks—from all the way under her cheekbone to nearly under her eye, and way up toward the temple.
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Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Dec. 2024
And so God … was announcing to these shepherds who watched over the Passover lambs that would be sacrificed in the temple, that the Passover lamb had been born.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
The artifact appears to reference the Second Temple, though it was made over 200 years after the temple was destroyed in 70 A.D.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Fortune And Glory wears its heart on its sleeve by giving player the chance to dash out of crumbling temples with treasures tucked under their arms, fight their way out of thrilling cliffhangers at the end of their turn and a chance to throw Nazi Villains out of zeppelins full of gold.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Dec. 2024
And so God … was announcing to these shepherds who watched over the Passover lambs that would be sacrificed in the temple, that the Passover lamb had been born.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
The artifact appears to reference the Second Temple, though it was made over 200 years after the temple was destroyed in 70 A.D.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Fortune And Glory wears its heart on its sleeve by giving player the chance to dash out of crumbling temples with treasures tucked under their arms, fight their way out of thrilling cliffhangers at the end of their turn and a chance to throw Nazi Villains out of zeppelins full of gold.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temple
Noun
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The hardware store and the burger joint; the historic coffee shop; churches, schools and grocery stores.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Potholes: The Send Relief Serve Tour — run by a group that partners with churches, local organizations and government officials on community projects — is coming to San Diego, and one of its initiatives is to identify potholes in La Jolla.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Attendees have risen to watch Carter's casket be carried out of the cathedral, followed by his family to depart for Joint Base Andrews at 11:15 a.m.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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At the cathedral, Ted Mondale, son of Walter Mondale, Carter’s vice president, is expected to read a eulogy his father wrote for Carter before his own death in 2021.—
Bill Barrow,
The Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2025
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The bunker also houses, behind 23-ton blast doors, a power plant, water supply, food stores, a health clinic, a barber shop, and a chapel.—
Bruce Finley,
The Denver Post,
3 Jan. 2025
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But his most ambitious commission—and in the end, his most important—is an 850,000-square-foot community center in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with an extensive program that includes an auditorium, gym, and, ironically, a Christian chapel.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
20 Dec. 2024
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The history of the concert hall goes back to over a century ago when it was first constructed as a tabernacle for religious gatherings.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
8 Jan. 2024
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The demand of the people, of the families, of the fallen, must permeate here, must be reflected from here, must become a decree engraved on the walls of this tabernacle.—
David Isaac,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2024
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“Temple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temple. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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