temple

A building where people pray or carry out religious ceremonies.

• We visited a beautiful temple.
• People left flowers outside the temple.
• Several temples stand beside the river.

Similar words: place of worship

Common phrases: ancient temple, Buddhist temple, visit a temple

The area on each side of your head between your eye and ear.

• My left temple hurts.
• She rubbed her temples after a long day.
• He had a small cut on his right temple.

Common phrases: left temple, right temple, rub someone’s temple, someone’s temple

A building for worship in a religion that has several gods.

• They built a temple to the goddess.
• The ancient temple contained statues of several gods.
• We explored the ruins of a Roman temple.

Similar words: sanctuary

Common phrases: Greek temple, temple of Zeus, Hindu temple

A special Mormon religious building used for certain sacred ceremonies.

• They were married in a Mormon temple.
• Church members attended a ceremony at the temple.
• The new temple opened last year.

Common phrases: Mormon temple, temple ceremony, temple marriage