Sense: 1
| Date: | 800-900 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | templum |
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Vulgar Latin tempula, from Latin tempora (plural) |
1RR a building where people go to worship, in the Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Mormon religions
2 [usually plural]HBH one of the two fairly flat areas on each side of your forehead
WORD FOCUS: god 
places where people worship God: church (Christians)
temple (Buddhists and Hindus)
mosque (Muslims)
synagogue (Jews)
treated with great respect because of being connected with God: holy, sacred
having strong beliefs in God: devout, pious
someone who does not believe in God : atheist
someone who is not sure if God exists: agnosticgod
➔ See also god

places where people worship God: church (Christians)
temple (Buddhists and Hindus)
mosque (Muslims)
synagogue (Jews)
treated with great respect because of being connected with God: holy, sacred
having strong beliefs in God: devout, pious
someone who does not believe in God : atheist
someone who is not sure if God exists: agnosticgod
➔ See also god

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