temple : Idioms & Phrases

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Inner Temple, ∧ Middle Temple

  • two buildings, or ranges of buildings, occupied by two inns of court in London, on the site of a monastic establishment of the Knights Templars, called the Temple.
Webster 1913

shirley temple

  • noun popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
    Shirley Temple; Black.
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shirley temple black

  • noun popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
    Shirley Temple; Black.
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temple of apollo

  • noun (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
    Delphic oracle; Oracle of Apollo; oracle of Delphi.
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temple of artemis

  • noun a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
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temple of jerusalem

  • noun any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
    Temple of Jerusalem.
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temple of solomon

  • noun any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
    Temple of Jerusalem.
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temple orange

  • noun large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
    temple orange; king orange; Citrus nobilis; tangor.
  • noun large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind
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temple orange tree

  • noun large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida
    temple orange; king orange; Citrus nobilis; tangor.
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temple tree

  • noun frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens
    pagoda tree; Plumeria acutifolia.
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