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Definition of Temple
Tem´ple | n. | 1. | (Weaving) A contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely. | | 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. | | 1. | A place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity; as, the temple of Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in India. | | 2. | (Jewish Antiq.) The edifice erected at Jerusalem for the worship of Jehovah. | | 3. | Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a place of public worship; a church. | | 4. | Fig.: Any place in which the divine presence specially resides. | | 5. | (Mormon Ch.) A building dedicated to the administration of ordinances. | | 6. | A local organization of Odd Fellows. | | v. t. | 1. | To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to temple a god. |
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