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house of worship vs temple

temple vs house of worship

house of worship and temple both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
house of worship Yes No No No
temple Yes No No No
As nouns, temple is a hyponym of house of worship; that is, temple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than house of worship:
  • house of worship: any building where congregations gather for prayer
  • temple: (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
Other hyponyms of house of worship include bethel, chapel, church, church building, conventicle, meetinghouse, masjid, musjid, mosque, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle.
house of worship (noun) temple (noun)
any building where congregations gather for prayer place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
the flat area on either side of the forehead
Difference between house of worship and temple

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