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Noun temple has 4 senses

temple - place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
--₁ is a kind of place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship
--₁ has particulars:
joss house; pagoda; pantheon; Parthenon; Tabernacle, Mormon Tabernacle; Temple of Artemis
temple - the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed"
--₂ is a kind of feature, lineament
--₂ is a part of head, caput
temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
--₃ is a kind of building, edifice
--₃ has parts: column, pillar; entablature
--₃ has particulars: ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat
synagogue, temple, tabernacle - (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
--₄ is a kind of place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship
--₄ has particulars: Temple of Jerusalem, Temple of Solomon