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Webster 1913 Edition

Temple

Tem′ple

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Templet
.]
(Weaving)
A contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.

Tem′ple

,
Noun.
[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
,
Noun.
]
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.
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.

Tem′ple

,
Noun.
[AS.
tempel
, from L.
templum
a space marked out, sanctuary, temple; cf. Gr. [GREEK] a piece of land marked off, land dedicated to a god: cf. F.
témple
, 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.
2.
(Jewish Antiq.)
The edifice erected at Jerusalem for the worship of Jehovah.
Jesus walked in the
temple
in Solomon’s porch.
John x. 23.
3.
Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a place of public worship; a church.
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.
4.
Fig.: Any place in which the divine presence specially resides.
“The temple of his body.”
John ii. 21.
Know ye not that ye are the
temple
of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Cor. iii. 16.
The groves were God's first
temples
.
Bryant.
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.

Tem′ple

,
Verb.
T.
To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to;
as, to
temple
a god
.
[R.]
Feltham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Temple

TEM'PLE

,
Noun.
[L. templum.]
1.
A public edifice erected in honor of some deity. Among pagans, a building erected to some pretended deity, and in which the people assembled to worship. Originally, temples were open places, as the Stonehenge in England. In Rome, some of the temples were open, and called sacella; others were roofed, and called oedes. The most celebrated of the ancient pagan temples were that of Belus in Babylon, that of Vulcan at Memphis, that of Jupiter at Thebes, that of Diana at Ephesus, that of Apollo in Miletus,that of Jupiter Olympius in Athens, and that of Apollo at Delphi. The most celebrated and magnificent temple erected to the true God, was that built by Solomon in Jerusalem.
In Scripture, the tabernacle is sometimes called by this name. 1 Sam. 1-3.
2.
A church; an edifice erected among christians as a place of public worship.
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?
3.
A place in which the divine presence specially resides; the church as a collective body. Eph.2.
4.
In England,the Temples are two inns of court, thus called because anciently the dwellings of the knights Templars. They are called the Inner and the Middle Temple.

TEM'PLE

,
Noun.
[L. tempus, tempora. The primary sense of the root of this word is to fall. See Time.]
1.
Literally, the fall of the head; the part where the head slopes from the top.
2.
In anatomy, the anterior and lateral part of the head, where the skull is covered by the temporal muscles.

TEM'PLE

,
Verb.
T.
To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

Temple

Temple

See also: temple and templé

English

Proper noun

Temple

  1. A male given name.
    • 1988, Harold M. Schmeck Jr., "Family Tree of AIDS Viruses Is Viewed as 37 to 80 Years Old", The New York Times, 9 June 1988:
      The two known human AIDS viruses are evolving at a rapid rate equivalent to that of influenza viruses, said Dr. Temple F. Smith of Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, an author of a new report on the AIDS virus family tree.
    • 1992, "Sweetwater senator wants tobacco industry to pay", The Victoria Advocate, 11 July 1992:
      Temple Dickson, D-Sweetwater, in a broad attack against cigarette companies, said the bill was needed so that taxpayers will not be paying for diseases caused by cigarettes.
    • 2002, Tom Fleming, "A Wild Ride", Boys' Life, March 2002:
      Bud Abernathy was 10 years old and Temple Abernathy 6 when the brothers from Cross Roads, Okla., decided they wanted to take a trip to New York — by themselves, on horseback — to see ex-President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • 2003, Joost Smiers, Arts Under Pressure: Protecting Cultural Diversity in the Age of Globalisation, Zed Books (2005), ISBN 1842772627, page 94:
      With evident pleasure Temple Hauptfleisch presents the variety of theatrical forms to be found in the 'new' South Africa: […] He distinguishes eight categories of forms on the theatrical menu in South Africa: […]
    • 2011, Barbara J. Becker, Unravelling Starlight: William and Margaret Huggins and the Rise of the New Astronomy, Cambridge University Press (2011), ISBN 9781107002296, page 91:
      In the 1840s, astronomer Temple Chevallier (1794-1873) experimented with placing a small metal disc in the focus of his telescope's eyepiece to produce an artificial eclipse that would make the protuberances visible on any clear day.
  2. A female given name.
    • 1994, Tracy Bertman, "Cancer survivors celebrate life, dreams, The News, 6 June 1994:
      Temple Hayes, 35, a minister with the Church of Religious Science of West Palm Beach, told the survivors that support and a positive attitude are important in fighting any type of disease.
      "In today's times, it is essential that people come together and support each other with like-minded experiences," she said.
    • 2006, Stephen M. Shore & Linda G. Rastelli, Understanding Autism for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc. (2006), ISBN 9780764525476, page 346:
      Dr. Temple Grandin, a university professor who has autism, has plenty of expertise and personal experience with autism, which gives her a unique perspective on the information available.
    • 2007, Kathryn Morris, Debora Richey, & Cathy Thomas, Fullerton, Arcadia Publishing (2007), ISBN 9780738547886, page 6 (image caption):
      […] including the 1925 silent film Peacock Feathers, based on the bestselling novel of the same name written by Temple Bailey (1885-1953).
  3. Any of several towns in the United States or United Kingdom.
  4. The Temple in Jerusalem

temple

temple

See also: Temple and templé

English

Noun

temple ‎(plural temples)

  1. A building for worship.
    The temple of Zeus was very large.
  2. (often capitalized) The Jewish temple of Jerusalem, first built by Solomon.
  3. (Judaism) a non-Orthodox synagogue.
  4. (Judaism, colloquial) the local synagogue.
    How often do you go to temple?
  5. Something regarded as holding religious presence.
  6. Something of importance; something attended to.
    My body is my temple.
  7. (obsolete) A body.
    • 1602, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act 1, scene 3, lines 11–14:
      For nature crescent does not grow alone
      In thews and bulks, but as this temple waxes,
      The inward service of the mind and soul
      Grows wide withal.
  8. Hands held together with forefingers outstretched and touching pad to pad, with the rest of the fingers clasped.
    • 2010, James LePore, A World I Never Made, page 251:
      Again Abdullah listened intently, his eyes closed, his ten fingers forming a temple of his hands in front of him.
  9. (Mormonism) A building dedicated to the administration of ordinances.
  10. A local organization of Oddfellows.
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Verb

temple ‎(third-person singular simple present temples, present participle templing, simple past and past participle templed)

  1. (transitive) To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Feltham to this entry?)

Etymology 2

Temple in anatomy

From Middle English temple, from Old French temple, from Latin tempora ‎(“the temples”), plural of tempus ‎(“temple, head, face”) (see "temporal bone")

Noun

temple ‎(plural temples)

  1. (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.
  2. (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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Etymology 3

From Latin templum ‎(“a small timber, a purlin”); compare templet and template.

Noun

temple ‎(plural temples)

  1. (weaving) A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
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Catalan

Noun

temple m ‎(plural temples)

  1. temple (building)

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin templum, from Proto-Indo-European *t(e)mp-lo-s, from the root *temp- ‎(“to stretch, string”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑ̃pl/

Noun

temple m ‎(plural temples)

  1. temple (for worship)

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin tempora, plural of tempus.

Noun

temple m ‎(oblique plural temples, nominative singular temples, nominative plural temple)

  1. (anatomy) temple
Descendants

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Latin templum.

Noun

temple m ‎(oblique plural temples, nominative singular temples, nominative plural temple)

  1. temple (building where religious services take place)

Spanish

Verb

temple

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of templar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of templar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of templar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of templar.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛmpəl

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