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Collocations for temple - noun

1. building used for worship

ADJECTIVE

great
the great temples of Egypt
ancient, classical
Greek, Roman, etc.
holy, sacred
pagan
ruined
Buddhist, Hindu, etc.

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VERB + temple

dedicate
a temple dedicated to Venus
He dedicated the temple to Vishnu.

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temple + NOUN

priest, priestess
complex, precincts
These deities prevent evil spirits from entering the temple precincts.
worship
They encourage their children to participate in temple worship.

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PREPOSITION

in a/the temple
They went to pray in the temple.
to temple (= to the synagogue)
to go to temple

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2. part of the head

ADJECTIVE

left, right
throbbing

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VERB + temple

massage, rub

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temple + VERB

throb

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PREPOSITION

at sb's/the temples
He's going white at the temples.
in sb's temples
There was a throbbing in her temples.

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