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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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temple1 sacred edifice. OE.
temp(e)l (reinforced in ME. by (O)F.
temple). — L.
templum space marked out by an augur for taking observations, broad open space, consecrated space, sanctuary; of uncert. orig.
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Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic Life of Ancient Israel.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Hebrew Studies Journal; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; TEMPLES, TITHES, AND TAXES: THE TEMPLE AND THE ECONOMIC...Mesopotamian or Egyptian temples were also to be found in the Judean temple, but others certainly...that the Jerusalem temple owned and administered land. Temples in Egypt and Mesopotamia...
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Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic Life of Ancient Israel
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...E. STEVENS, Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic...information on temples and at summoning...shows that the temple drew on obligatory...the Israelite temples, with special...the Jerusalem temple. It provides...
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The temple that won't quit: constructing sacred space in Orlando's Holy Land Experience theme park.(Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida)(Reprint)
Newspaper article from: Cross Currents; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; The ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem has captured the religious...sacrality in their own building designs. The Temple's very name conjures up a variety of...Tabernacle of Mosaic tradition, the legendary Temple of Solomon, the visionary Temple of...
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Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury: A Life
Magazine article from: Anglican and Episcopal History; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; PETER HINCHLIFF. Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury: A Life. Oxford: Clarendon...relegation of so striking a figure as Frederick Temple to the margins of its historiography. Temple occupied a string of positions central to the intellectual...
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Temple tackles leadership role Third-year starter 'a leader by example'
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 11/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...board. Johnson has witnessed Temple turn a gymnastics mat into...watched the ultra athletic Temple excel on the football field...hasnt seen until this season is Temples leadership abilities match...Every time I look at James Temple, hes looking back at me...
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Temple and Worship in Biblical Israel.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Biblical Theology Bulletin; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Michael A. Knibb, "Temple and Cult in Apocryphal...Brooke, "The Ten Temples in the Dead Sea Scrolls...Ancient Words: The Temple Scroll's Reuse of the...function and symbolism of temples: (1) places of "intersection...recapitulation," where the temple and its paraphernalia...
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Peking: Temples and City Life, 1400--1900. (Reviews).(Book Review)
Magazine article from: China Review International; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...pilgrimages to mountain temples associated with Our Lady...on the role played by temples and temple activities in tourism...and wider patronage of temples than their Ming predecessors...much-reduced role as temple patrons. Another of...
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Temple fits the bill for Tigers After inconsistent start at Missouri, tailback thrives.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 10/3/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...dry, it didn't matter." Enter Tony Temple, Missouri's engaging senior tailback...he did last December at the Sun Bowl, Temple stole the spotlight in the 30-second...cool." There was a time, though, when Temple might have been the least likely Missouri...
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Temple at 100
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 9/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Hashanah, during his Sunday School class at Temple B'nai Israel in Aurora. Rabbi Shmuel...Aurora was once the original location of Temple B'nai Israel when it started 100 years...s exterior. AURORA -- The history of Temple B'nai Israel can be seen in the Hebrew...
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Temple University launches new center for study of American Jewish history. (Temple Center for the Study of American Jewish History)
PR Newswire; 5/9/1990; 700+ words
; TEMPLE LAUNCHES NEW CENTER FOR STUDY OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY PHILADELPHIA, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Temple University has established the Temple Center for the Study of American Jewish History, president...
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Temple, Shirley (b. 1928)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Temple, Shirley (b. 1928) In the annals of movie history...represents the phenomenon of child stardom better than Shirley Temple. "Discovered" by Hollywood at the age of six, Temple achieved extraordinary fame during the 1930s and became...
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Temple-Inland Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Temple-Inland Inc. 303 South Temple Drive Diboll, Texas 75941 U.S.A. (409) 829-2211 Fax...000 Sales: $2.40 billion Stock Exchanges: New York Pacific Temple-Inland Inc. is a lumber and lumber-products holding company...
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temple
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...faced the walls. Jewish Temples The temple of Solomon at Jerusalem...and side aisles. Roman Temples The Roman temple, while based upon the...ornaments. Far Eastern Temples In China the characteristic temple differs from the form of...
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Temple
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Temple The central sanctuary . Plans for a permanent...18 ff.; 1 Kgs. 6–7). The Temple was rectangular in shape and it had two...x2019;. Treasure accumulated in the Temple, and it was raided by foreigners (1 Kgs...
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Five Mountains and Ten Temples
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism
...institute a set of official temples under a system that also used...x2018;Five Mountains and Ten Temples’. 2. The name given to a system of official temple ranking that began in the late...x2018;Five Mountains and Ten Temples’ system of Sung...
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