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Added 9 October 2026

temple

/ˈtɛm.pl̩/ noun

In Latin: templum, aedis, dēlūbrum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about temple at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity.
The flat area on either side of the forehead.
the veins in his temple throbbed
An edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes.

Origin

From Middle English temple, from Old English templ, tempel, borrowed from Latin templum (“shrine, temple, area for auspices”). Compare Old High German tempal (“temple”), also a borrowing from the Latin. Displaced native Old English ealh.

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