temple

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
  2. noun the flat area on either side of the forehead
  3. noun an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes

Etymology

From Middle English temple, from Old English templ, tempel, borrowed from Latin templum (“shrine, temple, area for auspices”). Compare Old High German tempal (“temple”), also a borrowing from the Latin.

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