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temple
noun
a
building
where
people
go
to
pray
or
show
respect
to
a
god
or
many
gods
•
Tourists
lit
candles
inside
the
ancient
temple
at
dawn
.
Tourists
lit
candles
inside
the
ancient
temple
at
dawn
.
•
The
city
built
a
new
Hindu
temple
next
to
the
river
.
The
city
built
a
new
Hindu
temple
next
to
the
river
.
From
Latin
templum
,
originally
meaning
a
sacred
space
marked
out
by
augurs
,
later
a
building
for
worship
.
noun
the
flat
,
soft
area
on
either
side
of
the
head
between
the
eye
and
the
ear
•
He
rubbed
his
temples
to
ease
the
headache
.
He
rubbed
his
temples
to
ease
the
headache
.
•
A
bead
of
sweat
rolled
down
her
temple
during
the
race
.
A
bead
of
sweat
rolled
down
her
temple
during
the
race
.
Meaning
extended
from
the
Latin
templum
through
Old
French
to
refer
metaphorically
to
this
‘
sacred
’
vulnerable
spot
on
the
head
.
noun
the
long
side
piece
of
eyeglass
frames
that
goes
over
or
around
the
ear
•
My
glasses
keep
sliding
because
the
left
temple
is
bent
outward
.
My
glasses
keep
sliding
because
the
left
temple
is
bent
outward
.
•
The
optician
adjusted
the
metal
temples
so
they
fit
behind
my
ears
.
The
optician
adjusted
the
metal
temples
so
they
fit
behind
my
ears
.
Named
by
analogy
to
the
part
of
the
head
where
the
eyeglass
piece
rests
.