tempel

See also: Tempel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch tempel, from Middle Dutch tempel, from Latin templum.

Noun

tempel (plural tempels, diminutive tempeltjie)

1. temple (religious building)

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Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English temple.

Noun

tempel

1. temple

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (singular definite tempelet, plural indefinite templer)

1. temple (place of worship)

References

• “tempel” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch tempel, from Latin templum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛm.pəl/

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• Hyphenation: tem‧pel
• Rhymes: -ɛmpəl
• Rhymes: -ɛmpəl

Noun

tempel m (plural tempels or tempelen, diminutive tempeltje n)

1. (religion) A temple, building destined as place of worship; specifically:
   1. (Judaism) A Jewish synagogue.

      Synonym: synagoge

   2. (Freemasonry) A masonic ceremonial meeting place, a lodge.

      Synonyms: loge, werkplaats

Synonyms

(synagogue):

• sjoel (Ashkenazic)
• snoge (Sephardic)

Derived terms

• dodentempel
• geuzentempel
• graftempel
• logetempel
• tempelaar
• Tempelberg
• tempelbouw
• tempelcomplex
• tempeldienaar
• tempeldienst
• tempelheer
• tempelprostitutie
• tempelridder
• tempelwachter
• vrijmetselaarstempel
• watertempel
• zonnetempel

 

Related terms

• tempelier m

Descendants

• Afrikaans: tempel

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (definite singular tempelet or templet, indefinite plural tempel or templer, definite plural templa or templene)

1. a temple (place of worship)

References

• “tempel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Noun

tempel n (definite singular tempelet, indefinite plural tempel, definite plural templa)

1. a temple (place of worship)

References

• “tempel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• templ

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtem.pel/

Noun

tempel n

1. temple

Declension

Declension of tempel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tempel	templu
accusative	tempel	templu
genitive	temples	templa
dative	temple	templum

Synonyms

• ealh

Descendants

• Middle English: tempel, temple
  • English: temple
  • Scots: tempil, tempill, temple

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin templum.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

tempel n

1. a temple

Declension

Declension of tempel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tempel	tempels
	definite	templet	templets
plural	indefinite	tempel	tempels
	definite	templen	templens