[ˈtɛmpl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a building for religious worship, especially in religions other than Christianity

- a group of buildings in Fleet Street, London, which stand on land formerly occupied by the headquarters of the Knights Templar. Located there are the Inner and Outer Temple, two of the Inns of Court


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English templ, tempel, reinforced in Middle English by Old French temple, both from Latin templum ‘open or consecrated space’

[ˈtɛmpl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the flat part of either side of the head between the forehead and the ear
(e.g: a man with curly hair greying at the temples)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from an alteration of Latin tempora, plural of tempus ‘temple of the head’

[ˈtɛmpl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a device in a loom for keeping the cloth stretched


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, perhaps ultimately the same word as temple