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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 front could be mistaken for a courthouse or temple, with rectangular columns holding up a triangular pediment, all of which marked the entrance to what was once called Eagles Hall.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
And the view of those hoop earrings wasn't the least bit obscured thanks to a ponytail so tight, Hathaway's temples were basically defying gravity.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Apr. 2025
Folk cures don’t work; false accusations fly; temples disappoint; so do people.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Huckabee said President Trump instructed him to insert a prayer written by the president into the wall - the last remaining part of a Jewish temple destroyed by the Romans almost 2,000 years ago.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
And the view of those hoop earrings wasn't the least bit obscured thanks to a ponytail so tight, Hathaway's temples were basically defying gravity.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 17 Apr. 2025
Folk cures don’t work; false accusations fly; temples disappoint; so do people.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Huckabee said President Trump instructed him to insert a prayer written by the president into the wall - the last remaining part of a Jewish temple destroyed by the Romans almost 2,000 years ago.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temple
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The liberal justices on the court sought to defend the country’s separation between church and state, which has previously not allowed public funding for religious charter schools.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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In 1840, the church opened the first of an eventual fifteen liberal arts colleges, all free-thinking, abolitionist, and dedicated to educating men and women on an equal basis.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
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What does papal authority mean in a country where faith was shaped not by marble cathedrals but by praise breaks and Pentecostal fire?—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Catholic believers and tourists alike gathered at the cathedral to pay their respects, attending special Easter Monday services.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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The hotel has ample beautifully designed meeting spaces too, connected by dramatic corridors, including two glamorous ballrooms and a bright and airy chapel.—
Amber Gibson,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2025
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The most important artworks in the chapel are the frescoes by Michelangelo, which appear on the ceiling and the west wall behind the altar.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 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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The Blessed Sacrament Chapel’s tabernacle is supported by three legs, symbolizing the Holy Trinity.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Temple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temple. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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