as in church
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
the largest temple in the Gothic style in the country
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Recent Examples of temple
The place was an ultra-slick design temple conceived by Ian Schrager and Philippe Starck, and its high-wattage shellac invited a sort of anything-goes naughtiness.
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Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 May 2026
An easy way to do this is by applying bronzer to the temples, the hollows of your cheeks, and under the jaw, as well as a bit on the bridge of your nose.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 May 2026
Sound and conversation focus The glasses have small open ear speakers in each temple, which sound good, though not as good as high-quality earbuds.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Hello from the Milken conference in Beverly Hills, the birthplace and holy temple of confidence men.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
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Nick Remsen, Vogue, 7 May 2026
An easy way to do this is by applying bronzer to the temples, the hollows of your cheeks, and under the jaw, as well as a bit on the bridge of your nose.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 May 2026
Sound and conversation focus The glasses have small open ear speakers in each temple, which sound good, though not as good as high-quality earbuds.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Hello from the Milken conference in Beverly Hills, the birthplace and holy temple of confidence men.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temple
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For example, Bulgari contributed to the restoration of the 16th-century Scala d’Oro at the Doge’s Palace in Venice, called Golden Staircase for its stuccoes in gold leaves, and the paintings by Paolo Veronese in the church of San Pietro Martire in Murano.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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Outside of Carrollton, Kentucky, a drunk driver going the wrong way on an interstate hit a converted school bus that was carrying a church group.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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As with a cathedral, a basilica may be a relatively humble edifice, though many are spectacular buildings.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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Originally built as a private mansion in the 1920s on one of the city’s major avenues, just moments away from the city’s Gothic cathedral and Picasso Museum, the hotel was given a deluxe makeover in 2024.—
Eddi Fiegel,
Robb Report,
7 May 2026
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Worshippers initially met in the small chapel of a local funeral home and now gather at nine campuses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The chapel is a physical representation of what Valparaiso means as a Lutheran university, Keefe said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the corner of one of Amsterdam's most elegant 17th-century canal houses, a cheetah leaps from an antique tabernacle.—
Karen Burshtein,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
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Vandals broke into a Catholic school in Long Beach overnight Monday, stealing church items, damaging statues and tossing the tabernacle to the ground, according to police and school officials.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Temple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temple. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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