a building dedicated to religious worship among any of various ancient civilizations and present-day non-Christian religions
a building dedicated to religious worship among any of various ancient civilizations (e.g. the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans) and present-day non-Christian religions (e.g. Hinduism and Buddhism)
(often Temple) any of three successive national sanctuaries for the Jews in ancient Jerusalem
a place devoted or dedicated to a specified purpose
chiefly NAmer a synagogue of Reform Judaism or Conservative Judaism
[Old English tempel and early French temple, both from Latin templum space marked out for observation of auguries, temple]