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
Once a year, Akagawa takes the letters to a nearby Buddhist temple, where a monk prays over them.
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Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Visitors will tour the temple’s most sacred areas of worship and see the result of more than three years of interior renovations.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026
He was shot in the temple, jaw, neck and shoulder.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The Church broke ground on the temple in February of 2026 and will proceed in full accordance with the agreed upon plan.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 16 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Visitors will tour the temple’s most sacred areas of worship and see the result of more than three years of interior renovations.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2026
He was shot in the temple, jaw, neck and shoulder.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The Church broke ground on the temple in February of 2026 and will proceed in full accordance with the agreed upon plan.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for temple
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temple
Noun
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Mia Tomašić attends the church with her family, who regularly attend the events.—
Julianna Mejia,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Members of Rischar’s hometown church in Lancaster have also rallied to raise funds to ease the costs of housing and final arrangements for Rischar’s wife, Rebecca, who was a stay-at-home mother.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Nations do not build cathedrals, win wars, or put things into orbit through a collection of talented individuals pursuing their own agendas.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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In the meantime, Smith is banned from the cathedral.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The wing also made mental health counseling, chapel, crisis intervention, and military and family readiness resources available to its community following Watson’s death.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Once the frescoes left Houston, the building was deconsecrated from a chapel and the Byzantine Fresco Foundation transferred ownership of the building to the Menil Collection.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 June 2026
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Built in 1892, the gospel tabernacle once was home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show from 1943 to 1974.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 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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“Temple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temple. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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