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How to pronounce temple
Say it like this: /tɪm.pl̩/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does temple mean?
nounA house of worship, especially:
“The temple of Zeus was very large.”
Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.
“How often do you go to temple?”
As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
verbTo build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god
“though the Heathen (in many places) Templed and adored this drunken God”
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