temple

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

temple
    n 1: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship
         of a deity
    2: the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in
       his temple throbbed"
    3: an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
    4: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
       [syn: {synagogue}, {temple}, {tabernacle}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Temple \Tem"ple\, v. t.
   To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to
   temple a god. [R.] --Feltham.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Temple \Tem"ple\, n. [Cf. {Templet}.] (Weaving)
   A contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web stretched
   transversely.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Temple \Tem"ple\, n. [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}, n.]
   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.
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   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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Temple \Tem"ple\, n. [AS. tempel, from L. templum a space marked
   out, sanctuary, temple; cf. Gr. ? a piece of land marked off,
   land dedicated to a god: cf. F. t['e]mple, 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.
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   2. (Jewish Antiq.) The edifice erected at Jerusalem for the
      worship of Jehovah.
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            Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
                                                  --John x. 23.
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   3. Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a place of
      public worship; a church.
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            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.
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   4. Fig.: Any place in which the divine presence specially
      resides. "The temple of his body." --John ii. 21.
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            Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that
            the spirit of God dwelleth in you?    --1 Cor. iii.
                                                  16.
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            The groves were God's first temples.  --Bryant.
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   5. (Mormon Ch.) A building dedicated to the administration of
      ordinances.
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   6. A local organization of Odd Fellows.
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   {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.
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from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Temple
first used of the tabernacle, which is called "the temple of the
Lord" (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used
figuratively of Christ's human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers
are called "the temple of God" (1 Cor. 3:16, 17). The Church is
designated "an holy temple in the Lord" (Eph. 2:21). Heaven is
also called a temple (Rev. 7:5). We read also of the heathen
"temple of the great goddess Diana" (Acts 19:27).

  This word is generally used in Scripture of the sacred house
erected on the summit of Mount Moriah for the worship of God. It
is called "the temple" (1 Kings 6:17); "the temple [R.V.,
'house'] of the Lord" (2 Kings 11:10); "thy holy temple" (Ps.
79:1); "the house of the Lord" (2 Chr. 23:5, 12); "the house of
the God of Jacob" (Isa. 2:3); "the house of my glory" (60:7); an
"house of prayer" (56:7; Matt. 21:13); "an house of sacrifice"
(2 Chr. 7:12); "the house of their sanctuary" (2 Chr. 36:17);
"the mountain of the Lord's house" (Isa. 2:2); "our holy and our
beautiful house" (64:11); "the holy mount" (27:13); "the palace
for the Lord God" (1 Chr. 29:1); "the tabernacle of witness" (2
Chr. 24:6); "Zion" (Ps. 74:2; 84:7). Christ calls it "my
Father's house" (John 2:16).

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Temple, GA (city, FIPS 75832)
  Location: 33.73456 N, 85.03148 W
  Population (1990): 1870 (717 housing units)
  Area: 16.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 30179
Temple, ME
  Zip code(s): 04984
Temple, ND
  Zip code(s): 58852
Temple, NH
  Zip code(s): 03084
Temple, OK (town, FIPS 72750)
  Location: 34.27351 N, 98.23472 W
  Population (1990): 1223 (617 housing units)
  Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 73568
Temple, PA (borough, FIPS 76320)
  Location: 40.40830 N, 75.92104 W
  Population (1990): 1491 (708 housing units)
  Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 19560
Temple, TX (city, FIPS 72176)
  Location: 31.09766 N, 97.36346 W
  Population (1990): 46109 (20718 housing units)
  Area: 111.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 76501, 76502, 76504

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Temple, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia
   Population (2000):    2383
   Housing Units (2000): 956
   Land area (2000):     6.764119 sq. miles (17.518986 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.095859 sq. miles (0.248273 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.859978 sq. miles (17.767259 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            75832
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             33.735723 N, 85.027298 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     30179
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Temple, GA
    Temple

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Temple, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    1146
   Housing Units (2000): 604
   Land area (2000):     1.307054 sq. miles (3.385253 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.307054 sq. miles (3.385253 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            72750
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             34.271175 N, 98.234785 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     73568
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Temple, OK
    Temple

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Temple, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    54514
   Housing Units (2000): 23511
   Land area (2000):     65.351319 sq. miles (169.259133 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.091848 sq. miles (0.237884 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    65.443167 sq. miles (169.497017 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            72176
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             31.093678 N, 97.362202 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     76501 76502 76504
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Temple, TX
    Temple