The difference between Shrine and Temple
When used as nouns, shrine means a holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped, whereas temple means a house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
When used as verbs, shrine means to enshrine, whereas temple means to build a temple for.
check bellow for the other definitions of Shrine and Temple
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Shrine as a noun:
A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
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Shrine as a noun:
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
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Shrine as a noun:
A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
Examples:
"a shrine of art"
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Shrine as a verb:
To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
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Temple as a noun (Judaism):
A house of worship, especially A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith. A synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue. A church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals. A Buddhist house of worship, as opposed to a Shinto shrine.
Examples:
"The temple of Zeus was very large."
"How often do you go to temple?"
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Temple as a noun:
A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.
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Temple as a noun (figurative):
Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.
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Temple as a noun (figurative):
Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.
Examples:
"My body is my temple."
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Temple as a noun (figurative):
A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.
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Temple as a verb (transitive):
To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god
Examples:
"rfquotek Feltham"
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Temple as a noun (anatomy):
The slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.
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Temple as a noun (ophthalmology):
Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
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Temple as a noun (weaving):
A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.