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templo

temple

noun TEM-ploh Less Common

Origin: From Latin templum, a sacred space marked out for augury.

Usage Note

Templo refers to a religious building of any faith, not exclusively Christian — a Buddhist templo, a Greek templo, a Masonic templo. For a Catholic church, iglesia (f) is more common in everyday speech. The anatomical 'temple' (side of the head) is sien (f), not templo, which is a false cognate trap.

Examples

"Visitamos un antiguo templo romano."

Natural Translation

We visited an ancient Roman temple.

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