temple

Noun
  1. Place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity (synset 104414570)
    is a type of: house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer
    subtypes:
    • joss house - a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
    • pagoda - an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
    • pantheon - (antiquity) a temple to all the gods
    specific instances:
    • 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
    • parthenon - the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
    • mormon tabernacle, tabernacle - the Mormon temple
    • temple of artemis - a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
  2. The flat area on either side of the forehead (synset 105610438)
    "the veins in his temple throbbed"
    is a type of: feature, lineament - the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
    is a part of: caput, head - the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
  3. An edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes (synset 104414821)
    is a type of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    subtypes: ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat - a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
    has:
    • column, pillar - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
    • entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
  4. (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation (synset 104381822)
    referred to in: judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
    is a type of: house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer
    specific instances: temple of jerusalem, temple of solomon - 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
    same as: synagogue, tabernacle

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