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A temple (from the Latin word templum) is a building reserved for religious or spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. The term typically used for such buildings belonging to all faiths where a more specific term such as church, mosque or synagogue is not generally used in English. These include Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism among religions with many modern followers, as well as other ancient religions such as Ancient Egyptian religion.
The Erechtheion in Athens, Greece, is associated with some of the most ancient and holy relics of the Athenians, such as the Palladion, a xoanon of Athena Polias
Borobudur temple, the largest buddhist temple in the world, Central Java, Indonesia.
The form and function of temples is thus very variable, though they are often considered by believers to be in some sense the "house" of one or more deities. Typically offerings of some sort are made to the deity, and other rituals enacted, and a special group of clergy maintain, and operate the temple. The degree to which the whole population of believers can access the building varies significantly; often parts or even the whole main building can only be accessed by the clergy. Temples typically have a main building and a larger precinct, which may contain many other buildings, or may be a dome shaped structure, much like an igloo.
The word comes from Ancient Rome, where a templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur.[1] It has the same root as the word "template", a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out on the ground by the augur.
Contents
1 Mesopotamian temples
2 Egyptian temples
3 Hindu temples
4 Buddhist temples
5 Greco-Roman temples
6 Pagan temples
7 Zoroastrian temples
8 Chinese temples
9 Indonesian temples
10 Jain temples
11 Sikh temples
12 Mesoamerican temples
13 Jewish synagogues and temples
14 Christian temples
14.1 Orthodox Christianity
14.2 Western Christianity
14.3 Latter Day Saint movement
14.3.1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
14.3.2 Other Latter Day Saint denominations
14.4 Esoteric Christianity
15 Masonic temples
16 Others
17 See also
18 References
19 Further reading
20 External links
Mesopotamian temples