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
There’s a working Daoist temple next to a Latin bar, and that’s real.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The city was an important urban center where other temples, fancy residential buildings and dedications to the goddess Wadjet have been found.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Floating between Sicily and North Africa, this archipelago nation—about twice the size of Brooklyn—is known for its 300 days of sunshine, crystal-blue waters, megalithic temples, and handsome limestone architecture.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Hands-on wonder The Exploratorium — San Francisco’s temple to hands-on discovery since 1969 — was the perfect counterpoint to the vintage elegance of tea time.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The city was an important urban center where other temples, fancy residential buildings and dedications to the goddess Wadjet have been found.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Floating between Sicily and North Africa, this archipelago nation—about twice the size of Brooklyn—is known for its 300 days of sunshine, crystal-blue waters, megalithic temples, and handsome limestone architecture.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Hands-on wonder The Exploratorium — San Francisco’s temple to hands-on discovery since 1969 — was the perfect counterpoint to the vintage elegance of tea time.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temple
Noun
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Andrew quit public life in 2019 over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein but makes occasional appearances at private family events, usually at church.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This was at every church function.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cathedral smells strongly of myrrh oil from Jerusalem.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Owner Caroline Tchekhoff brought a wellness space into the hotel, then used it as a springboard to launch community yoga classes held in the adjacent plaza, facing Cartagena’s centuries-old cathedral.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The arrival ceremony is followed by a private luncheon, a chapel visit, and a musical performance.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Trumps will get a tour of the chapel and a performance from its choir before Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife join the two couples alongside British and American military families.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Renovation plans to this tabernacle feature a mental wellness center and a workout room.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2025
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Miller also noted that the original tabernacle of the church survived, along with 17th-century lead coffins that visitors can view under a glass floor.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Temple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temple. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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