temple
The origin and history of temple.
Etymology
From Old English templ, borrowed from Latin templum, "shrine, sacred enclosure." The head-anatomy sense developed separately in Middle English, possibly linked to the pulse felt there.
The origin and history of temple.
From Old English templ, borrowed from Latin templum, "shrine, sacred enclosure." The head-anatomy sense developed separately in Middle English, possibly linked to the pulse felt there.
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