temple
French, noun/tɑ̃pl/
temple is spelled T-E-M-P-L-E (6 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written French, the 2,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Temple is a French masculine noun meaning “temple (for worship)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Édifice public consacré au culte de la divinité”.
What does temple mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetemple (for worship)
- 2
masculineProtestant church
- 3
masculinehall
Le Temple de la renommée du hockey.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Édifice public consacré au culte de la divinité. 2. Lieu où les protestants s’assemblent pour l’exercice de leur religion. 3. Édifice que Salomon bâtit à Jérusalem. 4. Les autorités religieuses juives de l’époque.
noun: 1. Outil de charron. 2. Instrument pour tenir l’étoffe tendue sur le métier. 3. Perches horizontales qui servent à construire les bordigues.
noun: 1. Forme ancienne pour tempe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of temple
- temples plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce temple?
- /tɑ̃pl/
- \tɑ̃pl\
- [tɑ̃pl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to temple
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is temple in French?
temple appears 26 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).