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temple ~ temple
[the same pronunciation]
“Temple” (noun) is ‘a building used for worship of gods and goddesses of the Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Mormon, Buddhist, etc. religions’,
a Hindu temple
e.g.
In Asia, one can see at least one temple of one or the other kind of religion in every village, town and city.
A Jewish temple is called a synagogue.
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“Temple” (noun) ‘one of the two small flat areas on either side of a person’s forehead, where they rub with fingers when they have headache’,
a human temple (a part of the body)
e.g.
Whenever she had a headache, my grand-aunt used to apply some strong balm on her temples and forehead.
The murder victim was shot on the right temple.
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