temple vs building

building vs temple

temple and building both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
temple	Yes	No	No	No
building	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, building is a hypernym of temple; that is, building is a word with a broader meaning than temple:

temple: an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
building: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of temple include edifice.

temple (noun)	building (noun)
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity	the act of constructing something
an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes	the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
the flat area on either side of the forehead	the occupants of a building

Difference between temple and building

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