Definition of temple
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place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
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Artemision at Ephesus
the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262
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Parthenon
the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
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Mormon Tabernacle
the Mormon temple
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Temple of Artemis
a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
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joss house
a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
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pagoda
an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
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pantheon
(antiquity) a temple to all the gods
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house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship
any building where congregations gather for prayer
the flat area on either side of the forehead
"the veins in his temple throbbed"
an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
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Tower of Babel
(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
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Temple of Jerusalem
any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
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house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship
any building where congregations gather for prayer
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