Temple
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F. t['e]mple, from the Latin. Cf. Contemplate.] 1. A place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity; as, the temple of Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in India. "The temple of mighty Mars." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Jewish Antiq.) The edifice erected at Jerusalem for the worship of Jehovah. [1913 Webster] Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. --John x. 23. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a place of public worship; a church. [1913 Webster] Can he whose life is a perpetual insult to the authority of God enter with any pleasure a temple consecrated to devotion and sanctified by prayer? --Buckminster. [1913 Webster] 4. Fig.: Any place in which the divine presence specially resides. "The temple of his body." --John ii. 21. [1913 Webster] Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? --1 Cor. iii. 16. [1913 Webster] The groves were God's first temples. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mormon Ch.) A building dedicated to the administration of ordinances. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 6. A local organization of Odd Fellows. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, two buildings, or ranges of buildings, occupied by two inns of court in London, on the site of a monastic establishment of the Knights Templars, called the Temple. [1913 Webster]  temple n 1: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity 2: the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed" 3: an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes 4: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation [syn: synagogue, temple, tabernacle]  Temple first used of the tabernacle, which is called "the temple of the Lord" (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ's human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called "the temple of God" (1 Cor. 3:16, 17). The Church is designated "an holy temple in the Lord" (Eph. 2:21). Heaven is also called a temple (Rev. 7:5). We read also of the heathen "temple of the great goddess Diana" (Acts 19:27). This word is generally used in Scripture of the sacred house erected on the summit of Mount Moriah for the worship of God. It is called "the temple" (1 Kings 6:17); "the temple [R.V., 'house'] of the Lord" (2 Kings 11:10); "thy holy temple" (Ps. 79:1); "the house of the Lord" (2 Chr. 23:5, 12); "the house of the God of Jacob" (Isa. 2:3); "the house of my glory" (60:7); an "house of prayer" (56:7; Matt. 21:13); "an house of sacrifice" (2 Chr. 7:12); "the house of their sanctuary" (2 Chr. 36:17); "the mountain of the Lord's house" (Isa. 2:2); "our holy and our beautiful house" (64:11); "the holy mount" (27:13); "the palace for the Lord God" (1 Chr. 29:1); "the tabernacle of witness" (2 Chr. 24:6); "Zion" (Ps. 74:2; 84:7). Christ calls it "my Father's house" (John 2:16).  Temple, GA (city, FIPS 75832) Location: 33.73456 N, 85.03148 W Population (1990): 1870 (717 housing units) Area: 16.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30179 Temple, ME Zip code(s): 04984 Temple, ND Zip code(s): 58852 Temple, NH Zip code(s): 03084 Temple, OK (town, FIPS 72750) Location: 34.27351 N, 98.23472 W Population (1990): 1223 (617 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73568 Temple, PA (borough, FIPS 76320) Location: 40.40830 N, 75.92104 W Population (1990): 1491 (708 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19560 Temple, TX (city, FIPS 72176) Location: 31.09766 N, 97.36346 W Population (1990): 46109 (20718 housing units) Area: 111.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76501, 76502, 76504  temple [templ] Schläfe; Tempel  temple [templ] tempe temple  temple halánték templom  temple tempia  temple [templ] delubrum; fanum; templum  temple [templ] slaap bedehuis; godshuis; tempel  temple [templ] fontes, têmpora templo  temple [templ] sien templo  temple [templ] tinning tempel  temple [tãpl] Tempel  temple [tãpl] temple  temple [tãpl] bedehuis; godshuis; tempel  temple Bethaus f temple Schläfe f [anat.] temple Tempel m; Tempelanlage f  Temple, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 2383 Housing Units (2000): 956 Land area (2000): 6.764119 sq. miles (17.518986 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.095859 sq. miles (0.248273 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.859978 sq. miles (17.767259 sq. km) FIPS code: 75832 Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13 Location: 33.735723 N, 85.027298 W ZIP Codes (1990): 30179 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Temple, GA Temple Temple, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 1146 Housing Units (2000): 604 Land area (2000): 1.307054 sq. miles (3.385253 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.307054 sq. miles (3.385253 sq. km) FIPS code: 72750 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 34.271175 N, 98.234785 W ZIP Codes (1990): 73568 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Temple, OK Temple Temple, TX -- U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 54514 Housing Units (2000): 23511 Land area (2000): 65.351319 sq. miles (169.259133 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.091848 sq. miles (0.237884 sq. km) Total area (2000): 65.443167 sq. miles (169.497017 sq. km) FIPS code: 72176 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 31.093678 N, 97.362202 W ZIP Codes (1990): 76501 76502 76504 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. 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