Temple

  • 81Temple — The church of the *Knights Templar. The first to be built in England was in Holborn, not far from today s Chancery Lane, then known as New Lane, after they acquired the land in 1130. The church was built with a round nave, after the Holy… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 82temple — (m) (Intermedio) fuerza de carácter de alguien, adquirida al luchar contra las vicisitudes Ejemplos: Eres una mujer de gran temple, yo sé que no has tenido vida fácil, pero por eso te respeto tanto. Los vikingos tenían mucho temple como guerreros …

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  • 83Temple —    The First Temple period lasted from Solomon’s reign in the 10 century BC to the fall of Jerusalem in 587 BC. The Second Temple period was from the return in the 6 century BC to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 …

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  • 84temple — I tem•ple [[t]ˈtɛm pəl[/t]] n. 1) an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity 2) jud (usu. cap.) any of the three successive houses of worship in Jerusalem in use by the Jews in Biblical times 3) jud a synagogue 4) a church …

    From formal English to slang

  • 85temple — I. /ˈtɛmpəl / (say tempuhl) noun 1. an edifice or place dedicated to the service or worship of a deity or deities. 2. a synagogue. 3. an edifice erected as a place of worship; a church, especially a large or imposing one. 4. any place or object… …

  • 86TEMPLE —    See ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE; ANCIENT GREEK ARCHITECTURE; ANCIENT ROMAN ARCHITECTURE; CHINESE ARCHITECTURE; INDIAN ARCHITECTURE; JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE; MESOAMERICAN ARCHITECTURE; TEMPLE OF SOLOMON …

    Historical Dictionary of Architecture

  • 87temple — noun at the altar of the temple Syn: house of God, house of worship, shrine, sanctuary; church, cathedral, mosque, synagogue, shul; archaic fane …

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  • 88Temple — Tem•ple [[t]ˈtɛm pəl[/t]] n. 1) big Shirley (Shirley Temple Black), born 1928, U.S. film actress and diplomat 2) big Sir William, 1628–99, English essayist and diplomat …

    From formal English to slang

  • 89temple —    This word (from the Latin templum, meaning a building for worship ) sometimes has the generic sense of any building used for religious ceremonies. Temple can also have a specific sense as the building used for religious ceremonies by… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 90Temple Mount — הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyith الحرم الشريف, al Haram ash Sharīf, Elevation …

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