temple
noun /ˈtempl/
/ˈtempl/
enlarge imagea 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
- (North American English) to go to temple (= to a service in a synagogue, where Jews worship)
Collocations ReligionReligionBeing 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 a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) 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
- 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
- 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 something heresy/sacrilege
- 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb2, Buildingsb2- They went to pray in the temple.
- These deities prevent evil spirits from entering the temple precincts.
- a temple dedicated to Venus
- the great temples of Egypt
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- ancient
- classical
- …
- dedicate
- priest
- priestess
- complex
- …
- in a/the temple
- to temple
- each of the flat parts at the sides of the head, at the same level as the eyes and higher
enlarge image- He had black hair, greying at the temples.
- There was a throbbing in her temples.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- left
- right
- throbbing
- …
- massage
- rub
- throb
- at somebody’s/the temples
- in somebody’s temples
Word Originsense 1 Old English templ, tempel, reinforced in Middle English by Old French temple, both from Latin templum ‘open or consecrated space’.sense 2 Middle English: from Old French, from an alteration of Latin tempora, plural of tempus ‘temple of the head’.