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a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
the largest temple in the Gothic style in the country
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Recent Examples of temple
Nara is home to some of the most stunning temples in Japan as well as several beautiful gardens and shrines.
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Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025
Hindus were among the victims: Their homes, temples, and businesses were attacked by mobs; thousands of Hindus living near the Indian border crossed over to seek refuge.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
Step 3: Start at the center of the forehead, gliding outward toward the temples using light pressure.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 15 May 2025
The photo highlights the relative youth of human civilization by showing a 2,500-year-old temple that is ancient by the yardstick of human lives, alongside the 4.5 billion-year-old disk of Earth's moon, which has watched over humanity since our ancestors emerged from the oceans.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025
Hindus were among the victims: Their homes, temples, and businesses were attacked by mobs; thousands of Hindus living near the Indian border crossed over to seek refuge.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
Step 3: Start at the center of the forehead, gliding outward toward the temples using light pressure.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 15 May 2025
The photo highlights the relative youth of human civilization by showing a 2,500-year-old temple that is ancient by the yardstick of human lives, alongside the 4.5 billion-year-old disk of Earth's moon, which has watched over humanity since our ancestors emerged from the oceans.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temple
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In 1860, members of Smith's immediate family and others who had rejected Young's leadership sought to reorganize the church Smith had led.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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However, the meeting hardly quelled tensions between the two churches.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 May 2025
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These scans combined with subsequent scans to contribute to a 3D model with detailed representations of the cathedral’s flying buttresses, arches, ribbed vaults, intricate wood carvings and stained glass, guiding the more than $700 million restoration.—
Ronald Bisio,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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To celebrate him, hundreds of people filled the lush plaza in front of the city’s towering, yellowing cathedral.—
Marco Garro,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Support group for widowed The widowed support group of First United Methodist Church of Mount Dora will have its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. May 22 in the church’s chapel, 333 E. Fifth Ave.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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On Friday, the chapel was restored to its central purpose: A place of worship.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Miller also noted that the original tabernacle of the church survived, along with 17th-century lead coffins that visitors can view under a glass floor.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Blessed Sacrament Chapel’s tabernacle is supported by three legs, symbolizing the Holy Trinity.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Temple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temple. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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