Normally a religious term, the word temple comes from the Latin word templum. It can
mean...
1. n. A place used for worship, usually during ancient times. However, it is often the name for where Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Shinto, and Sikh religions practice.
2. n. The region on the
head behind the eyes, near the temporal bone.
3. n. Several cities in the United States are named Temple, in states including
Georgia, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and
Texas.
4. n. One of two buildings in Jerusalem that is at the center of Jewish faith.
1. I went to the temple with my Buddhist friend the other
day. It was strange.
2. A person often rubs their temples when they have a
headache.
3. We're going to drive over to Temple next weekend, you in?
4. I heard Tommy had
gone to Jerusalem to visit The Temple.