temple
English Thesaurus
1. (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation (noun.artifact)
| instance hyponym | : | temple of jerusalem, temple of solomon, |
| definition | : | any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | judaism, |
| definition | : | the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud (noun.cognition) |
2. place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | joss house, |
| definition | : | a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pagoda, |
| definition | : | an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pantheon, |
| definition | : | (antiquity) a temple to all the gods (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | artemision at ephesus, |
| definition | : | the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262 (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | parthenon, |
| definition | : | the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | temple of artemis, |
| definition | : | a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world (noun.artifact) |
3. an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | building, edifice, |
| definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat, |
| definition | : | a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | column, pillar, |
| definition | : | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | entablature, |
| definition | : | (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof (noun.artifact) |
4. the flat area on either side of the forehead (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | feature, lineament, |
| definition | : | the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | caput, head, |
| definition | : | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains (noun.body) |
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