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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 temples
In Kyoto, tranquil temples and classic tea houses reveal a more traditional side of Japan.
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
The trio also offers a range of travel styles, such as chasing eclipses from Arctic and Mediterranean cruise ships in 2026, photographing the eclipsed sun above ancient temples in 2027, and combining stargazing and Outback road trips in 2028.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
In which body and face are vessels, temples of reverence, rather than shame.
—Caroline Rothstein, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Chao, the daughter of a sculptor and granddaughter of an architect who reconstructed and designed more than 100 temples across Asia, eschewed formal training before launching into jewelry in 2004.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
To find the very best, USA TODAY Network food writers fanned out across the map to find historic institutions that have fed generations to modern temples of beef redefining what a steakhouse can be.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
In Fukui Prefecture, the mountain scenes and serene Zen Buddhist temples of Kippo-ji are easily accessible by Shinkansen, the bullet train within the Echizen Province.
—Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
Six solar temples are believed to have been built during the reign of the pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty, according to the University of Leicester.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
The trio also offers a range of travel styles, such as chasing eclipses from Arctic and Mediterranean cruise ships in 2026, photographing the eclipsed sun above ancient temples in 2027, and combining stargazing and Outback road trips in 2028.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
In which body and face are vessels, temples of reverence, rather than shame.
—Caroline Rothstein, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Chao, the daughter of a sculptor and granddaughter of an architect who reconstructed and designed more than 100 temples across Asia, eschewed formal training before launching into jewelry in 2004.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
To find the very best, USA TODAY Network food writers fanned out across the map to find historic institutions that have fed generations to modern temples of beef redefining what a steakhouse can be.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
In Fukui Prefecture, the mountain scenes and serene Zen Buddhist temples of Kippo-ji are easily accessible by Shinkansen, the bullet train within the Echizen Province.
—Malik Peay, Them., 15 Dec. 2025
Six solar temples are believed to have been built during the reign of the pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty, according to the University of Leicester.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
—Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temples
Noun
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Artificial intelligence is transforming many spaces, including churches.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many measles cases in the current South Carolina outbreak have resulted from exposures at local churches.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But such uses are anomalies in the long-term transformation of stadiums from working-class cathedrals for the people into luxury palaces for the rich.—
John Seabrook,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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The granite peaks that stood above us like stone cathedrals reached skyward past 8,600 feet.—
Will Rice,
Outside,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Temples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temples. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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