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a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
the largest temple in the Gothic style in the country
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Travelling the world, solving puzzles in shrines, diving into temples and extracting magical relics.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
It's packed with adventure, ancient temples, and lots of riddles to solve.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
From sushi for every meal to exploring art galleries, vintage shops and temples, Tokyo’s vibrant culture and energy captivated me.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Our favorite feature — and the feature that any fellow migraine sufferers may appreciate most — is the mask’s pressure setting, which gently squeezes the temples to provide relaxing relief.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Hotels, long regarded as temples of escapism, have recognised the opportunity to extend their brand identity into consumers’ everyday lives.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Other massive temples were built, and Ta Prohm is one of many surviving structures near Siem Reap.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Jewish tradition teaches that the two ancient temples in Jerusalem were destroyed on the same calendar day, more than six centuries apart.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
At the height of Maya civilization, people in this region built temples, roads, pyramids and other monuments.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
It's packed with adventure, ancient temples, and lots of riddles to solve.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
From sushi for every meal to exploring art galleries, vintage shops and temples, Tokyo’s vibrant culture and energy captivated me.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Our favorite feature — and the feature that any fellow migraine sufferers may appreciate most — is the mask’s pressure setting, which gently squeezes the temples to provide relaxing relief.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Hotels, long regarded as temples of escapism, have recognised the opportunity to extend their brand identity into consumers’ everyday lives.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Other massive temples were built, and Ta Prohm is one of many surviving structures near Siem Reap.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Jewish tradition teaches that the two ancient temples in Jerusalem were destroyed on the same calendar day, more than six centuries apart.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
At the height of Maya civilization, people in this region built temples, roads, pyramids and other monuments.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Temples.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temples. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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