Religious buildings A
temple is a building used for religious practices or occasionally similarly organized activities. It is the usual name used in the English language for buildings of worship for the
Hindu,
Buddhist,
Zoroastrian,
Shinto, and
Sikh religions. In the Abrahamic religions, The Temple usually refers to the
Temple in Jerusalem, the destroyed holy site of Biblical Israel, which was built on
Mount Moriah, usually called the
Temple Mount, which is still sacred to Jews, who pray in its direction.Religious and social buildings named after the Temple in Jerusalem include:
Synagogue (Reform Judaism), often called a temple
Temple (Latter Day Saints)Orthodox church (building), often called a templeA temple in
freemasonry
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