temple

  1. Noun.  A building for worship.
  2. Noun.  (often, capitalized) The Jewish temple of Jerusalem, first built by Solomon.
  3. Noun.  (qualifier, French) , Sometimes used to describe a protestant church in French-speaking nations.
  4. Noun.  Something regarded as holding religious presence.
  5. Noun.  Something of importance; something attended to.
  6. Noun.  (obsolete) a body.
  7. Noun.  (anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head, back of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of the ear.
  8. Noun.  (ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.

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