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templed

templed adjective: having temples (religious buildings). Also the simple past and past participle of temple.

Adjective

templed (not comparable)

  1. Having temples (religious buildings).
    • Within his halls Khumbaba is enthroned, In grand Tul-Khumba's walls by forests zoned With her bright palaces and templed shrines, The sanctuaries of the gods, where pines Sigh on the wafting winds their rich perfumes; Where Elam's god with sullen thunder dooms From Kharsak's brow the wailing...1901, anonymous author, Babylonian and Assyrian Literature
    • An earthquake here rolls harmless through the land, And Thou art good because the chimneys stand— There templed cities sink into the sea, And damp survivors, howling as they flee, Skip to the hills and hold a celebration In honor of Thy wise discrimination.1892, Ambrose Bierce, Black Beetles in Amber

Also used as

templed is also the simple past and past participle of temple.

Origin of templed

From temple + -ed.

Words formed from templed

Questions about templed

What does templed mean?
Templed means having temples (religious buildings).
What part of speech is templed?
Templed is an adjective.

Words near templed in the dictionary

  1. temple-going
  2. temple-prostitute
  3. temple-prostitutes
  4. Templeborough
  5. Templecombe
  6. templed
  7. templeful
  8. templefuls
  9. templegoer
  10. templegoers
  11. templegoing

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