temple
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tem·ple /ˈtempəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1. RRa building where people go to worship, in the Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Mormon religions 庙宇，寺院；圣殿2. [usually plural]HBH one of the two fairly flat areas on each side of your forehead 太阳穴
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temple• Top: the International check out a temple.• The effort exhausted him although he could not comfortably lie still and his temples tightened.• They had been to so many temples and doused themselves with so much holy water, their souls were transparent.• Its a native temple of sorts, I suppose, Monsieur Joseph.• Within the solid walls of temple compounds in Kyoto or Nara, Charles began to relax.• As the temples of the goddesses were destroyed Lilith the Levia an languished forlornly on her ocean bed.• If this was baseball, the next hitter would have gotten a fastball to the temple.• There was even revelation in this temple of nature.nTemple nan area in central London which contains the inner temple and the middle temple, two parts of the inns of court. Many lawyers and barristers work there.Origin temple 1. (800-900) Latin templum2. (1300-1400) Old French Vulgar Latin tempula, from Latin tempora (plural)tem·ple nounTempleLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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temple
tem‧ple /ˈtempəl/
noun [countable]
Language: Latin
Origin: templum
Language: Old French
Origin: Vulgar Latin tempula, from Latin tempora (plural)1. a building where people go to worship, in the Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Mormon religions
2. [usually plural] one of the two fairly flat areas on each side of your forehead
tem‧ple /ˈtempəl/
noun [countable] Sense 1
Date: 800-900Language: Latin
Origin: templum
Sense 2
Date: 1300-1400Language: Old French
Origin: Vulgar Latin tempula, from Latin tempora (plural)
2. [usually plural] one of the two fairly flat areas on each side of your forehead
Temple
Temple
an area in central London which contains the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, two parts of the Inns of Court. Many lawyers and barristers work there.
Temple, Shir‧ley /ˈʃɜːli $ ˈʃɜːr-/
(1928–) a US child actress who was very popular during the 1930s. She sang and danced and had blond curly hair, and is best known for singing the song On the Good Ship Lollipop. Her films include Little Miss Marker (1934) and Heidi (1937). As an adult she became Shirley Temple Black, and worked as an ambassador for the US government.
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an area in central London which contains the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, two parts of the Inns of Court. Many lawyers and barristers work there.
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(1928–) a US child actress who was very popular during the 1930s. She sang and danced and had blond curly hair, and is best known for singing the song On the Good Ship Lollipop. Her films include Little Miss Marker (1934) and Heidi (1937). As an adult she became Shirley Temple Black, and worked as an ambassador for the US government.
Being religious 笃信宗教的
believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 convert to/practise/ ( especially
practice a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.皈依／信奉宗教／佛教／天主教／基督教／伊斯兰教／犹太教等 go to church/( templeNAmE (= the synagogue )去教堂／会堂做礼拜 go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 belong to a church/a religious community是教堂／宗教团体的成员 join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
Celebrations and ritual 庆典与仪式
attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣 celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道；讲道；听布道 lead/address the congregation带领会众；对会众发表演讲 say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
Religious texts and ideas 宗教经文与思想
preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 be based on/derive from divine revelation基于／来源于上帝的启示 commit/consider sth heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰与体验
seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 strengthen/lose your faith增强／失去信德 keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于／践行／放弃信仰 save/purify/lose your soul拯救／净化／失去灵魂 obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 be/accept/do God's will是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 receive/experience divine grace得到／感受神的恩宠 achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依／重生／转世化身 hear/answer a prayer聆听／回应祷告 commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 do/perform penance进行补赎
