temple
/tɪm.pl̩/ sustantivo A1En español: templo
- A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith. · The temple of Zeus was very large.
- Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue. · How often do you go to temple?
- As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
- A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
- Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
- Any place seen as an important centre for some activity. · a temple of commerce; a temple of drinking and dining
- Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for. · My body is my temple.
- A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
Plural temples
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Hark ye, my friend, I have disobeyed my first order, but I will not disobey the second; and if you move, I will blow your brains out.” And he levelled his carbine at Dantès, who felt the muzzle against his temple.
Castles and palaces, temples and docks.
From the palace you could see the rows and rows of roofless houses that made up the city looking like empty honeycombs filled with blackness; the shapeless block of stone that had been an idol in the square where four roads met; the pits and dimples at street corners where the public wells once stood, and the shattered domes of temples with wild figs sprouting on their sides.
His hand placed upon his heart was unable to redress its throbbings, while, with the other he wiped the perspiration from his temples.
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