[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

temple \tem"ple\, v. t.
   to build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to
   temple a god. r. --feltham.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

temple \tem"ple\, n. cf. templet. weaving
   a contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web stretched
   transversely.
   1913 webster
see also:
templet 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

temple \tem"ple\, n. of. temple, f. tempe, from l. tempora,
   tempus; perhaps originally, the right place, the fatal spot,
   supposed to be the same word as tempus, temporis, the fitting
   or appointed time. see temporal of time, and cf. tempo,
   tense, n.
   1. anat. the space, on either side of the head, back of the
      eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of
      the ear.
      1913 webster

   2. one of the side bars of a pair of spectacles, jointed to
      the bows, and passing one on either side of the head to
      hold the spectacles in place.
      1913 webster
see also:
temporal tempo tense 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

temple \tem"ple\, n. as. tempel, from l. templum a space marked
   out, sanctuary, temple; cf. gr. ? a piece of land marked off,
   land dedicated to a god: cf. f. t'emple, from the latin.
   cf. contemplate.
   1. a place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity;
      as, the temple of jupiter at athens, or of juggernaut in
      india. "the temple of mighty mars." --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. jewish antiq. the edifice erected at jerusalem for the
      worship of jehovah.
      1913 webster

            jesus walked in the temple in solomon's porch.
                                                  --john x. 23.
      1913 webster

   3. hence, among christians, an edifice erected as a place of
      public worship; a church.
      1913 webster

            can he whose life is a perpetual insult to the
            authority of god enter with any pleasure a temple
            consecrated to devotion and sanctified by prayer?
                                                  --buckminster.
      1913 webster

   4. fig.: any place in which the divine presence specially
      resides. "the temple of his body." --john ii. 21.
      1913 webster

            know ye not that ye are the temple of god, and that
            the spirit of god dwelleth in you?    --1 cor. iii.
                                                  16.
      1913 webster

            the groves were god's first temples.  --bryant.
      1913 webster

   5. mormon ch. a building dedicated to the administration of
      ordinances.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   6. a local organization of odd fellows.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   inner temple, and middle temple, two buildings, or ranges
      of buildings, occupied by two inns of court in london, on
      the site of a monastic establishment of the knights
      templars, called the temple.
      1913 webster
see also:
contemplate inner temple middle temple 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

temple
     n 1: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of
          a deity
     2: the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in
        his temple throbbed"
     3: an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
     4: judaism the place of worship for a jewish congregation
        syn: synagogue, tabernacle
see also:
synagogue tabernacle 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 moby thesaurus words for "temple":
   bank, beam, border, broadside, cathedral, chapel, cheek, chop,
   church, coast, dewal, fane, flank, girja, hand, handedness, haunch,
   hip, holy place, house of god, house of worship, jowl, kiack,
   laterality, many-sidedness, masjid, mosque, multilaterality,
   pagoda, pantheon, place of worship, planking, profile, quarter,
   sanctuary, shore, shrine, shul, side, siding, synagogue,
   tabernacle, unilaterality

[7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

temple
   first used of the tabernacle, which is called "the temple of the
   lord" 1 sam. 1:9. in the new testament the word is used
   figuratively of christ's human body john 2:19, 21. believers
   are called "the temple of god" 1 cor. 3:16, 17. the church is
   designated "an holy temple in the lord" eph. 2:21. heaven is
   also called a temple rev. 7:5. we read also of the heathen
   "temple of the great goddess diana" acts 19:27.
   
     this word is generally used in scripture of the sacred house
   erected on the summit of mount moriah for the worship of god. it
   is called "the temple" 1 kings 6:17; "the temple r.v.,
   'house' of the lord" 2 kings 11:10; "thy holy temple" ps.
   79:1; "the house of the lord" 2 chr. 23:5, 12; "the house of
   the god of jacob" isa. 2:3; "the house of my glory" 60:7; an
   "house of prayer" 56:7; matt. 21:13; "an house of sacrifice"
   2 chr. 7:12; "the house of their sanctuary" 2 chr. 36:17;
   "the mountain of the lord's house" isa. 2:2; "our holy and our
   beautiful house" 64:11; "the holy mount" 27:13; "the palace
   for the lord god" 1 chr. 29:1; "the tabernacle of witness" 2
   chr. 24:6; "zion" ps. 74:2; 84:7. christ calls it "my
   father's house" john 2:16.
   

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

temple, ga city, fips 75832
  location: 33.73456 n, 85.03148 w
  population 1990: 1870 717 housing units
  area: 16.9 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
  zip codes: 30179
temple, me
  zip codes: 04984
temple, nd
  zip codes: 58852
temple, nh
  zip codes: 03084
temple, ok town, fips 72750
  location: 34.27351 n, 98.23472 w
  population 1990: 1223 617 housing units
  area: 3.2 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 73568
temple, pa borough, fips 76320
  location: 40.40830 n, 75.92104 w
  population 1990: 1491 708 housing units
  area: 1.0 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 19560
temple, tx city, fips 72176
  location: 31.09766 n, 97.36346 w
  population 1990: 46109 20718 housing units
  area: 111.3 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
  zip codes: 76501, 76502, 76504

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

temple, ga -- u.s. city in georgia
   population 2000:    2383
   housing units 2000: 956
   land area 2000:     6.764119 sq. miles 17.518986 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.095859 sq. miles 0.248273 sq. km
   total area 2000:    6.859978 sq. miles 17.767259 sq. km
   fips code:            75832
   located within:       georgia ga, fips 13
   location:             33.735723 n, 85.027298 w
   zip codes 1990:     30179
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    temple, ga
    temple

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

temple, ok -- u.s. town in oklahoma
   population 2000:    1146
   housing units 2000: 604
   land area 2000:     1.307054 sq. miles 3.385253 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.307054 sq. miles 3.385253 sq. km
   fips code:            72750
   located within:       oklahoma ok, fips 40
   location:             34.271175 n, 98.234785 w
   zip codes 1990:     73568
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    temple, ok
    temple

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

temple, tx -- u.s. city in texas
   population 2000:    54514
   housing units 2000: 23511
   land area 2000:     65.351319 sq. miles 169.259133 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.091848 sq. miles 0.237884 sq. km
   total area 2000:    65.443167 sq. miles 169.497017 sq. km
   fips code:            72176
   located within:       texas tx, fips 48
   location:             31.093678 n, 97.362202 w
   zip codes 1990:     76501 76502 76504
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    temple, tx
    temple

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