English · Word Candidate

temple

/ˈtɛm.pl̩/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: temples · templing · templed

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A house of worship, especially: — A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ngôi đền thờ, đặc biệt là của tín ngưỡng đa thần

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Noun

Examples

The temple of Zeus was very large.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A house of worship, especially: — Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Ngôi đền thờ, đặc biệt là của hội đường Do Thái

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Noun

Examples

How often do you go to temple?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

xây đền cho; dành đền cho; thờ một vị thần

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Verb

Examples

though the Heathen (in many places) Templed and adored this drunken God

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Vùng hơi dẹt ở hai bên đầu của động vật có xương sống

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Noun

Examples

Then Iael Hebers wife, tooke a naile of the tent, and tooke an hammer in her hand, and went softly vnto him, and smote the naile into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: (for he was fast asleepe, and weary;) so he died.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “temple” mean?

A house of worship, especially: — A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.

Is “temple” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.