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temple in Arabic

مَعْبَد maʕbad

/ˈtɛm.pl̩//tɪm.pl̩/

temple in Arabic: مَعْبَد (maʕbad), هَيْكَل (haykal), صَدْغ (ṣadḡ), ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ). In English, temple means a house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.

Arabic words for temple

place of worship — see also place of worship
مَعْبَد maʕbad, هَيْكَل haykal
region of skull
صَدْغ ṣadḡ
sidepiece of spectacles
ذِرَاع ḏirāʕ

English meaning of temple

  1. noun A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
  2. noun Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.
  3. noun As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.
  4. noun A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.

Full definition of temple

temple in a sentence

  • The temple of Zeus was very large.
  • How often do you go to temple?
  • a temple of commerce; a temple of drinking and dining

Synonyms of temple

All synonyms of temple

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Questions about temple in Arabic

What is the meaning of temple in Arabic?
Temple in Arabic is مَعْبَد (maʕbad), هَيْكَل (haykal), صَدْغ (ṣadḡ), ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).
ما معنى كلمة temple؟
Temple: مَعْبَد (maʕbad), هَيْكَل (haykal), صَدْغ (ṣadḡ), ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).
What does temple mean in English?
Temple means a house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.

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