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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th 
	
		   
 temple     
  tem·ple  [temple temples] BrE [ˈtempl]  NAmE [ˈtempl]   noun  1. a building used for the worship of a god or gods, especially in religions other than Christianity   •the Temple of Diana at Ephesus    •a  Buddhist/Hindu/Sikh temple    • (NAmE)to go to temple  (= to a service in a  ↑synagogue, where Jews worship)   2. each of the flat parts at the sides of the head, at the same level as the eyes and higher   •He had black hair, greying at the temples.         Word Origin:    sense 1 Old English templ tempel Middle English Old French temple Latin templum ‘open or consecrated space’ sense 2 Middle English Old French Latin tempora tempus ‘temple of the head’       Collocations:    Religion    Being religious      believe in  God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation      be/become  a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.      convert to/practise/ (especially US) practice  a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.      go to  church/(NAmE) temple (= the synagogue)      go to  the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara      belong to  a church/a religious community      join/enter  the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood      praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify  God    Celebrations and ritual      attend/hold/conduct/lead  a service      perform  a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah      carry out/perform  a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite      go on/make  a pilgrimage      celebrate  Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali      observe/break  the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan      deliver/preach/hear  a sermon      lead/address  the congregation      say/recite  a prayer/blessing    Religious texts and ideas      preach/proclaim/spread  the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam      study/follow  the dharma/the teachings of Buddha      read/study/understand/interpret  scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah      be based on/derive from  divine revelation      commit/consider sth  heresy/sacrilege    Religious belief and experience      seek/find/gain  enlightenment/wisdom      strengthen/lose  your faith      keep/practise/practice/abandon  the faith      save/purify/lose  your soul      obey/follow/keep/break/violate  a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law      be/accept/do  God's will      receive/experience  divine grace      achieve/attain  enlightenment/salvation/nirvana      undergo  a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation      hear/answer  a prayer      commit/confess/forgive  a sin      do/perform  penance       Example Bank:     •He's greying at the temples.      •There was a throbbing in her temples.      •These deities prevent evil spirits from entering the temple precincts.      •They went to pray in the temple.      •a temple dedicated to Venus      •the great temples of Egypt      •a Buddhist/Hindu/Sikh temple 
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