temple

Meanings

Plural: temples

Noun

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
the flat area on either side of the forehead
- "the veins in his temple throbbed"
an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
A house of worship, especially:
A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
A house of worship, especially:
Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.
A house of worship, especially:
As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.
Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.

Verb

To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English temple, from Old English templ, tempel, borrowed from Latin templum (“shrine, temple, area for auspices”). Compare Old High German tempal (“temple”), also a borrowing from the Latin.

Synonyms

fane, house of worship, place of worship, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle, template, temple

Scrabble Score: 10

temple is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
temple is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
temple is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

temple is a valid Words With Friends word