Collocations for temple - noun
1. building used for worship
ADJECTIVE
great
the great temples of Egypt
the great temples of Egypt
ancient,
classical
Greek, Roman, etc.
holy, sacred
pagan
ruined
Buddhist, Hindu, etc.
Greek, Roman, etc.
holy, sacred
pagan
ruined
Buddhist, Hindu, etc.
temple + NOUN
priest,
priestess
complex, precincts
These deities prevent evil spirits from entering the temple precincts.
complex, precincts
These deities prevent evil spirits from entering the temple precincts.
worship
They encourage their children to participate in temple worship.
They encourage their children to participate in temple worship.
PREPOSITION
in a/the temple
They went to pray in the temple.
They went to pray in the temple.
to temple
(= to the synagogue)
to go to temple
to go to temple
2. part of the head
PREPOSITION
at sb's/the temples
He's going white at the temples.
He's going white at the temples.
in sb's temples
There was a throbbing in her temples.
There was a throbbing in her temples.