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| - | [[Image:Roots.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Roots of a ''[[Tetrameles nudiflora]]'' [[tree]] at the [[Ta Prohm]] [[temple]] in [[Cambodia]]]] | + | {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" |
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| + | "The stupendous [[Buddhist]] [[temple]] of [[Borobudur]], rivalling that of [[Angkor-Vaht]] in [[Camboja]], is assigned to the [[8th century|eighth]] or ninth century."--[[Notes and Queries 1-4 by the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Malayan Branch]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:Western face of the Greek Parthenon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[1872]] [[photograph]] of the western face of the [[Greek]] [[Parthenon]]]] | ||
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| - | # The region of the [[skull]] on either side of the [[forehead]]. | + | A '''temple''' (from the [[Latin]] word ''[[templum]]'') is a structure reserved for [[religious]] or spiritual activities, such as [[prayer]] and [[sacrifice]], or analogous [[rite]]s. 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 augur. Templa also became associated with the dwelling places of a god or gods. Despite the specific set of meanings associated with the religion of the [[ancient Rome]], the word 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 building for [[worship]]. | + | |
| - | #:"A temple of [[Zeus]]." | + | |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Chinese pagoda]] | ||
| + | *[[Dravidian architecture]] | ||
| + | *[[List of temples of Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| + | *[[National Temple of Divine Providence]] | ||
| + | *[[Temple (Chinese)]] | ||
| + | *[[Tō]] | ||
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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 augur. Templa also became associated with the dwelling places of a god or gods. Despite the specific set of meanings associated with the religion of the ancient Rome, the word 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.
See also
- Chinese pagoda
- Dravidian architecture
- List of temples of Tamil Nadu
- National Temple of Divine Providence
- Temple (Chinese)
- Tō
