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temple - use in sentences
Preposition: of
- god: They originated in Egypt where they were erected in front of temples of the sun god.
Converse of object
- dedicate: So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God.
- rebuild: He challenged and encouraged the people who had returned from exile to rebuild the temple.
- desecrate: After desecrating the temple, you'll remember, during the Tribulation, he sets up himself as the one to be worshiped.
- ruin: The ruined temple of Zeus where I am sitting, was the site of a wonder of the world.
Adjective modifier
- Jain: Hindu or Jain temples and domestic shrines require certain vessels and utensils for the performance of rituals.
- Doric: There are nine Doric temples in all, dedicated to various gods.
- holy: Look at verse 4: " The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne.
- mortuary: They are both then seen purified with holy water by a priest connected with the mortuary temple of Thothmes III.
Noun used with modifier
- Buddhist: It is said that Siamese were once sacred cats, guarding the Buddhist temples.
- pagan: In the late 4th century AD Emperor Theodosius ordered the closure of all pagan temples.
Modifies a noun
- prostitute: Many of the pagan shrines featured temple prostitutes, with whom acts of fornication were deemed religious experiences.
- cult: It has no suggestions of an advanced temple cult, extensive priesthood, or commitment to a sacrificial religion.
- worship: They featured in the temple worship in Jerusalem in Old Testament times.
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