意味(日本語)

(他から切り離した)聖所 ◇L.templum(＝聖所)

語源

• tem- : L.templum=a section cut off（他から切り離した（礼拝場所））

意味(英語)

• (noun) A building dedicated to religious ceremonies or worship.
• (noun) Either of two successive buildings in ancient Jerusalem serving as the primary center for Jewish worship.
• (noun) Judaism A synagogue, especially of a Reform congregation.
• (noun) Mormon Church A building in which the sacred ordinances are administered.
• (noun) Something regarded as having within it a divine presence.

例文

• [Illustration: _The ruined temple of Prambanam_] [Illustration: _Bas-reliefs in the Siva Temple, Prambanam_] [Illustration: _The stairs leading to a Prambanam temple_]