Synonyms for temple
ˈtɛm pəltem·ple

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. templenoun

   place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

   Synonyms:
   tabernacle, synagogue

2. templenoun

   the flat area on either side of the forehead

   "the veins in his temple throbbed"

   Synonyms:
   tabernacle, synagogue

3. templenoun

   an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

   Synonyms:
   tabernacle, synagogue

4. synagogue, temple, tabernaclenoun

   (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

   Synonyms:
   tabernacle, synagogue

Matched Categories

1. • Judaism
   • Building
   • Feature
   • Place Of Worship

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1. fane

   middle english from latin fanum

   Submitted by JP03 on October 26, 2014  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. templenoun

   Synonyms:
   FANE

2. templenoun

   Synonyms:
   church, house of worship, house of god, meeting-house

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. templenoun

   Synonyms:
   fane, church, sanctuary, tabernacle, teocalli, pagoda, mosque, hieron, marai

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1. List of paraphrases for "temple":

   temples, miu, synagogue, hall, monastery, palace, shrine, templar

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How to use temple in a sentence?

1. Vinay Srivastava:

   I want to ask Yogi to put his hand on his heart and ask himself if he has done the right thing, lord Ram doesn't need a temple as much as the country needs a proper government.

2. Daniel Woodruff:

   The trumpet on the Angel Moroni statue fell off, and there is minor displacement of some of the temple's smaller spire stones.

3. Adisorn Nuchdamrong:

   They must be of some value for the temple to keep them, but for what is beyond me.

4. Kahlil Gibran:

   Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.

5. Sun Tzu:

   The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.