mormon temple

A very architecturally beautiful building both inside and out, built using faithful mormon's money. The atmosphere is similar to a library's. The temple is considered the holiest place on earth for mormons, and as God's house on earth. It is here that they perform "the ordinances of salvation" for both the dead and the living. The ordinances performed are the following:

1. Baptisms for the dead

2. Ordaining to the priesthood for men who died without receiving it

3. Confirmations for the dead, where a proxy is "confirmed" a member of the mormon church, and given the gift of the holy ghost

4. Washing and anointings for both the living and the dead

5. The endowment for both the living and the dead. Basically a "christianized" version of masonic ceremonies, modified by mormonism's founder Joseph Smith, who himself was a free mason.

6. Sealings (aka Eternal Marriage) for both the dead and the living

7. The second anointing. Most mormons don't even know about this ceremony, and as far as I know it's only performed at a certain few of the larger temples. It consists of two parts - one performed in the temple, and one performed by the married couple in their own home. They are sealed up unto heaven for their righteousness.

So, to sum everything up, temples are beautiful buildings, wherein strange symbolic rituals are performed to guarantee your salvation.

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by The light bringer December 13, 2010

tempting the turtle

the act of subtly exciting oneself, by discreetly flicking the end ones knob, often in public.

1.Ethan. "dude it looks like that guy is playing with himself under the table".
Chris. "yea hes totally tempting the turtle".

2.Mitch. "oh my god I'm so board, i totally feel like tempting the turtle.

by spongecarrotsaysmoo December 6, 2009

Temptest

The feeling or urge to masturbate but you know you can not.

Terry said to Jim, “I’m feeling very temptest right now”

by LittleDbrothers January 15, 2020

Temptilation

The cross between tempting and titillating.

When she winks at me from across the bar I feel temtilated. Temptilation

by mudball657 December 20, 2022

Bar Temptress

n. An attractive female bartender who utilizes her feminine wiles to push more liquor sales to inebriated male patrons.

That bar temptress just made me buy another round of shots!

by Khanhster July 16, 2010

Sliding into temptation

1) Allowing oneself to be enticed.

2) Giving into one's desires.

Claire is working late on an essay. She goes to the kitchen and comes back with an open bottle of port - Claire is clearly sliding into temptation.

by clairepresto September 14, 2012

tempetarian

The act of going vegetarian/vegan for a certain amount of time in order to have a meal that tastes just THAT much better because of the recent lack of meat.

Usually done before holidays where large amounts of food are consumed. (i.e. Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July)

I'm gonna go tempetarian for the month before I come home from school.

by hingaling220 October 27, 2008