temple

1 of 2

noun (1)

tem·ple ˈtem-pəl How to pronounce temple (audio)

: a building for religious practice: such as

often capitalized : either of two successive national sanctuaries in ancient Jerusalem

: a building for Mormon sacred ordinances

: the house of worship of Reform and some Conservative Jewish congregations

: a local lodge of any of various fraternal orders

also : the building housing it

: a place devoted to a special purpose

a temple of cuisine

templed

ˈtem-pəld

adjective

temple

2 of 2

noun (2)

: the flattened space on each side of the forehead of some mammals including humans

: one of the side supports of a pair of glasses jointed to the bows and passing on each side of the head

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, in part going back to Old English tempel, templ, in part borrowed from Anglo-French temple, both borrowed from Latin templum "space of sky or land delimited orally by an augur, piece of ground used for taking auspices, sacred precinct, building consecrated to a deity," of uncertain origin

Note: Latin templum has been traditionally derived from the Indo-European verbal base tem- "cut" (see tome), on the assumption that the original templum was a space "cut out" by the augur; the suffix would presumably be -lo-, with the -p- secondary. Greek témenos "sacred precinct" has been compared. More recently templum as been associated with a putative *temp- "stretch, extend," assuming a further sense "measure" (see tempo); the templum would then be a space "measured" by an augur.

Noun (2)

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Vulgar Latin *tempula, altered (with conformation to the suffix -ula) from Latin tempora, plural (taken as feminine singular) of tempus "side of the forehead, temple," of uncertain origin

Note: On the assumption that Latin tempor-, tempus "time" meant originally "stretch, extent" (see tempo) tempus "temple" has been taken as a semantic bifurcation of the same word, the temple of the head being the place where the skin is stretched tightly against the skull. Compare Old Norse þunn-vangi, Old High German dunnwangi "temple," literally, "thin-cheek."

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Biographical Definition

Temple 1 of 4

biographical name (1)

Tem·ple ˈtem-pəl How to pronounce Temple (audio)

Frederick 1821–1902 archbishop of Canterbury (1896–1902)

Temple

2 of 4

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Shirley 1928–2014 Shirley Temple Black American actress and diplomat

Temple

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Sir William 1628–1699 British statesman

Temple

4 of 4

biographical name (4)

William 1881–1944 son of Frederick Temple archbishop of Canterbury (1942–44)

单词	temple
释义	temple 1 of 2 noun (1) tem·ple ˈtem-pəl 1 : a building for religious practice: such as a often capitalized : either of two successive national sanctuaries in ancient Jerusalem b : a building for Mormon sacred ordinances c : the house of worship of Reform and some Conservative Jewish congregations 2 : a local lodge of any of various fraternal orders also : the building housing it 3 : a place devoted to a special purpose a temple of cuisine templed ˈtem-pəld adjective temple 2 of 2 noun (2) 1 : the flattened space on each side of the forehead of some mammals including humans 2 : one of the side supports of a pair of glasses jointed to the bows and passing on each side of the head Synonyms Noun (1) church kirk [chiefly Scottish] tabernacle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, in part going back to Old English tempel, templ, in part borrowed from Anglo-French temple, both borrowed from Latin templum "space of sky or land delimited orally by an augur, piece of ground used for taking auspices, sacred precinct, building consecrated to a deity," of uncertain origin Note: Latin templum has been traditionally derived from the Indo-European verbal base tem- "cut" (see tome), on the assumption that the original templum was a space "cut out" by the augur; the suffix would presumably be -lo-, with the -p- secondary. Greek témenos "sacred precinct" has been compared. More recently templum as been associated with a putative temp- "stretch, extend," assuming a further sense "measure" (see tempo); the templum* would then be a space "measured" by an augur. Noun (2) Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Vulgar Latin tempula, altered (with conformation to the suffix -ula) from Latin tempora,* plural (taken as feminine singular) of tempus "side of the forehead, temple," of uncertain origin Note: On the assumption that Latin tempor-, tempus "time" meant originally "stretch, extent" (see tempo) tempus "temple" has been taken as a semantic bifurcation of the same word, the temple of the head being the place where the skin is stretched tightly against the skull. Compare Old Norse þunn-vangi, Old High German dunnwangi "temple," literally, "thin-cheek." First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing temple go to temple go to temple Kids Definition temple 1 of 2 noun tem·ple ˈtem-pəl : a building for worship temple 2 of 2 noun : the flattened space on either side of the forehead Medical Definition temple noun tem·ple ˈtem-pəl 1 : the flattened space on each side of the forehead of some mammals (as humans) 2 : one of the side supports of a pair of glasses jointed to the bows and passing on each side of the head Geographical Definition Temple geographical name Tem·ple ˈtem-pəl city in northeast central Texas south-southwest of Waco population 66,102 Biographical Definition Temple 1 of 4 biographical name (1) Tem·ple ˈtem-pəl Frederick 1821–1902 archbishop of Canterbury (1896–1902) Temple 2 of 4 biographical name (2) Shirley 1928–2014 Shirley Temple Black American actress and diplomat Temple 3 of 4 biographical name (3) Sir William 1628–1699 British statesman Temple 4 of 4 biographical name (4) William 1881–1944 son of Frederick Temple archbishop of Canterbury (1942–44) temple noun as in church a building for public worship and especially Christian worship the largest temple in the Gothic style in the country Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance church cathedral chapel tabernacle shrine abbey kirk sanctuary synagogue mission pagoda mosque bethel minster oratory synagog shul meetinghouse
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