temple
part of speech
noun (a temple, temples)
meaning for a pupil
1) A temple is a building where people go to pray and worship in some religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism, and in ancient religions. tree →
2) Your temple is the flat part on each side of your head, between your eye and your ear. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Ezekiel's vision the temple is the large building with its doors, and in the Psalms kings bring gifts to God's Temple in Jerusalem. In the Song of Songs "temples" are the sides of the face, compared to a pomegranate. Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the Holy Temple is the center point holding up the six directions. Tradition sees the Temple as the heart of the world, where heaven and earth meet. In the primary lessons: In religious education and history lessons, pupils learn about Hindu temples (mandirs), Buddhist temples, Sikh gurdwaras, Jewish temples and synagogues, and ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian temples to their gods. In health and first aid, the temple is a soft area of the head that must be protected, which is one reason we wear helmets.
examples
- These seven double letters point out the dimensions, East, West, height, depth, North, South, with the holy temple in the middle, sustaining all things. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- The seven double consonants are analogous to the six dimensions: height and depth, East and West, North and South, and the holy temple that stands in the centre, which carries them all. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. (Prophets EZK.41.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy temples are like a pomegranate split open behind thy veil. (Writings SNG.6.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Out of Thy temple at Jerusalem, whither kings shall bring presents unto Thee. (Writings PSA.68.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- We visited a Hindu temple on our school trip. tree →
- The ancient Greeks built temples to their gods. tree →
- Take off your shoes before entering the temple. tree →
- The Buddhist temple had a golden statue. tree →
- He rubbed his temples because he had a headache. tree →
- Your temple is a delicate part of your head. tree →
- The ruins of the old temple stood on the hill. tree →
- Her principal temples were at Argos and Samos. tree →
note
Countable noun: «a temple, temples». The two meanings (building and side of the head) are spelled the same. Different religions use different names: church, mosque, synagogue, mandir, gurdwara — not every place of worship is called a temple.
In the corpora
- And the house, that is, the temple before the Sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
- So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, within a frame four-square;
- Now the temple, and the inner place, and the porches of the court,
- From the ground unto above the door were cherubim and palm-trees made; and so on the wall of the temple.
- As for the temple, the jambs were squared; and the face of the sanctuary had an appearance such as is the appearance.
Trees and pragmatics
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