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
Buddhists often celebrate Vesak with processions, by visiting temples, meditating and through acts of fasting, while adherents in India may immerse themselves in the river Ganga to wash away their sins.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Gifted by wise men to the baby Jesus — and burned as incense in churches and temples around the world.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Then, apply a small amount to the temples, forehead, and back of the neck.
—T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2026
The frames are incredibly narrow, and the temples are skinny metal arms that hardly seem capable of hiding the wiring built into them.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Gifted by wise men to the baby Jesus — and burned as incense in churches and temples around the world.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Then, apply a small amount to the temples, forehead, and back of the neck.
—T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2026
The frames are incredibly narrow, and the temples are skinny metal arms that hardly seem capable of hiding the wiring built into them.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for temple
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temple
Noun
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According to church officials, the federal government notified the organization in late March that the funding would be terminated.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Since then, Human Rights Watch asserted, the authorities have demolished hundreds of church buildings or the crosses atop them, prevented adherents from gathering in unofficial churches, restricted access to the Bible, and confiscated religious materials not authorized by the government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Nearby, textile stronghold Reguengos is famous for its handwoven rugs and blankets, while—further afield—the regional capital Évora is a Unesco World Heritage Site with medieval palaces and a vast gothic cathedral worthy of extended exploration.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
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Across the Atlantic Ocean in the Netherlands, people filed into a neo-Gothic cathedral late last month for a meeting of the Offline Club.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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One of the most common rituals is for royal brides to lay their bouquet on a tomb, at a chapel, or by a religious statue.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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The building, which houses 17th and 18th-century Florentine paintings and a 17th-century chapel, is also the headquarters of the footwear company.—
Jane Levere,
Travel + Leisure,
10 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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