Meaning

noun place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

noun the flat area on either side of the forehead

noun an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

originFrom Middle English temple, from Old English templ, tempel, borrowed from Latin templum (“shrine, temple, area for auspices”). Compare Old High German tempal (“temple”), also a borrowing from the Latin.

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