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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:
- 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
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