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means A building set aside for worship, prayer, or religious ceremony — or, by extension, the flat region of the head between forehead and ear.
from The worship-building sense comes from Latin templum, originally a space marked out by an augur for observing omens — a sacred zone cut from the ordinary world, possibly tied to a root meaning 'to cut' or 'divide.' The anatomical 'temple' arrived by a separate path: it likely traces to Latin tempora, 'the times,' the spot on the head said to show the passing of time as hair greyed there first; the two senses converged in English only by the accident of spelling.
- head spot
- named for the thin skull where pulse shows
- oldest known
- Göbekli Tepe predates farming and pottery
- weave tie
- Latin templum first meant a marked sky-section
- karnak scale
- Egypt's complex could swallow several cathedrals whole
- market hall
- ancient temples doubled as banks and treasuries
angkor wat — largest religious monument in the world, cambodia, 12th century, originally hindu temple
taj mahal — mausoleum-temple in agra, india, built 1632-1653 by shah jahan
parthenon — ancient greek temple dedicated to athena, athens, built 447-432 bce
temple of the tooth — buddhist temple in kandy, sri lanka, houses buddha's relic tooth