temple

temple [-s] n

OE.

  1. Place of religious worship; House of the Lord in Jerusalem (see Mark 11:11; John 10:23).
  2. Body; tabernacle of flesh; [fig.] person; personage of divine holiness; human being with intrinsic worth.
  3. Human body.
  4. Dome; shrine; elevated structure; [fig.] sky; heaven.