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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] & Anglo-French; Old English tempel & Anglo-French temple, both from [[Latin]] templum space marked out for [[observation]] of auguries, temple, small timber; probably akin to [[Greek]] temenos [[sacred]] precinct, temnein to cut  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] & Anglo-French; Old English tempel & Anglo-French temple, both from [[Latin]] templum space marked out for [[observation]] of auguries, temple, small timber; probably akin to [[Greek]] temenos [[sacred]] precinct, temnein to cut  

*Date: before [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]

*Date: before [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : a building for [[religious]] [[practice]]: as a often capitalized : either of two [[successive]] national sanctuaries in ancient [[Jerusalem]]  

*1 : a building for [[religious]] [[practice]]: as a often capitalized : either of two [[successive]] national sanctuaries in ancient [[Jerusalem]]  

:b : a building for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism Mormon] [[sacred]] ordinances  

:b : a building for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism Mormon] [[sacred]] ordinances  

:c : the house of [[worship]] of Reform and some Conservative Jewish congregations

:c : the house of [[worship]] of Reform and some Conservative Jewish congregations

*2 : a local lodge of any of various fraternal orders; also : the building housing it

*2 : a local lodge of any of various fraternal orders; also : the building housing it

*3 : a place [[devoted]] to a special [[purpose]] <a temple of cuisine>

*3 : a place [[devoted]] to a special [[purpose]] <a temple of cuisine>

==Description==

==Description==

A '''temple''' (from the [[Latin]] [[word]] templum) is a [[structure]] reserved for [[religious]] or [[spiritual]] [[activities]], such as [[prayer]] and [[sacrifice]], or [[analogous]] [[rites]]. A templum [[constituted]] a sacred precinct as defined by a [[priest]], or augur. It has the same [[root]] as the word "template," a [[plan]] in [[preparation]] of the building that was marked out on the ground by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augur augur]. Templa also became [[associated]] with the dwelling places of a [[god]] or gods. This [[tradition]] dates back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_times prehistoric times]. For the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptians ancient Egyptians], the word ''pr'' could refer not only to a house, but also to a [[sacred]] [[structure]] since it was believed that the [[gods]] resided in houses. The word "temple" (which dates to about the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_century_BCE 6th century BCE]), despite the specific set of [[meanings]] [[associated]] with the [[religion]] of the ancient [[Rome]], has now become quite widely used to describe a house of [[worship]] for any number of religions and is even used for time periods prior to the Romans.

A '''temple''' (from the [[Latin]] [[word]] templum) is a [[structure]] reserved for [[religious]] or [[spiritual]] [[activities]], such as [[prayer]] and [[sacrifice]], or [[analogous]] [[rites]]. A templum [[constituted]] a sacred precinct as defined by a [[priest]], or augur. It has the same [[root]] as the word "template," a [[plan]] in [[preparation]] of the building that was marked out on the ground by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augur augur]. Templa also became [[associated]] with the dwelling places of a [[god]] or gods. This [[tradition]] dates back to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_times prehistoric times]. For the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptians ancient Egyptians], the word ''pr'' could refer not only to a house, but also to a [[sacred]] [[structure]] since it was believed that the [[gods]] resided in houses. The word "temple" (which dates to about the [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_century_BCE 6th century BCE]), despite the specific set of [[meanings]] [[associated]] with the [[religion]] of the ancient [[Rome]], has now become quite widely used to describe a house of [[worship]] for any number of religions and is even used for time periods prior to the Romans.

The oldest known temple is "gire navoke" located in North [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan Kurdistan] dating from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_millennium_BC 10th millennium BC].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple]

The oldest known temple is "gire navoke" located in North [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan Kurdistan] dating from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_millennium_BC 10th millennium BC].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple]

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Religion]]

[[Category: Architecture]]

[[Category: Architecture]]