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Ancient Egyptian temple complex
The Dendera Temple complex (Ancient Egyptian: Iunet or Tantere; the 19th-century English spelling in most sources, including Belzoni, was Tentyra; also
Dendera_Temple_complex
City in Qena, Egypt
contains the Dendera Temple complex, one of the best-preserved temple sites from ancient Upper Egypt. In Ancient Egypt, Iunet (Dendera) was the capital
Dendera
Ancient Egyptian small chapel
famous Roman mammisi – the less ancient one associated with the Dendera Temple complex – was built by Augustus immediately after his conquest of Egypt
Mammisi
Ancient Egyptian temple, located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt
Edfu was one of several temples built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom, including the Dendera Temple complex, Esna, the Temple of Kom Ombo, and Philae. Its
Temple_of_Edfu
Religious buildings in Ancient Egypt
which an image of Hathor from the Dendera Temple complex was brought annually to visit the Temple of Edfu, the temple of her mythological consort Horus
Egyptian_temple
Topics referred to by the same term
Temple of Isis, also known as an Iseum (from Latin) or Iseion (from Greek), may refer to: The temple of the birth of Isis at Dendera Temple complex in
Temple_of_Isis
Ancient Egyptian deity of households
the Temple of Isis in Pompeii depicting Bes, in the Naples National Archaeological Museum (Italy) Bes as depicted on a column capital from the Dendera Temple
Bes
Map of the night sky
the Ptolemaic Egyptian Dendera zodiac, dating from 50 BC. This is a bas relief sculpting on a ceiling at the Dendera Temple complex. It is a planisphere
Star_chart
circa 1264 BC, in the Aswan Governorate (Egypt) Relief from the Dendera Temple complex (Egypt) Illustrations of various types of capitals, drawn by the
Art_of_ancient_Egypt
Mythological creature with a human head and lion body
documents. In March 2023, a limestone sphinx was discovered at the Dendera Temple Complex. This sphinx, which is depicted with a slight grin and dimples,
Sphinx
Roman province that encompassed most of modern-day Egypt
the propylon of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera. There are cartouches of Domitian and Trajan on the column shafts of the Temple of Knum at Esna, and
Roman_Egypt
Staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology
Djed pillar is depicted as containing a snake in a frieze of the Dendera Temple complex. The caduceus also appears as a symbol of the punch-marked coins
Caduceus
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
of art. The Dendera Temple complex, near Dendera, Egypt, contains Egyptian-style carved relief images along the exterior walls of the Temple of Hathor depicting
Cleopatra
Aspect of ancient Jewish art
zodiac signs. Ancient synagogues in Palestine Ancient Jewish art Dendera temple complex, zodiac (Egypt) Gezer calendar Jewish views on astrology Historic
Zodiac mosaics in ancient synagogues
Zodiac_mosaics_in_ancient_synagogues
Criteria used in formal figurative art
the propylon of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera. There are cartouches of Domitian and Trajan on the column shafts of the Temple of Knum at Esna, and
Artistic canons of body proportions
Artistic_canons_of_body_proportions
Major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion
temples were dedicated to her than to any other goddess; her most prominent temple was Dendera in Upper Egypt. She was also worshipped in the temples
Hathor
Ancient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic and Egyptian war goddess
period of Roman rule. She is also among the deities depicted in the Dendera Temple complex from the Roman period. She also appears on a stele in Greco-Roman
Anat
Ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility
by Heqet, moulds Ihy in a relief from the mammisi (birth temple) at Dendera Temple complex Early Dynastic Period (c. 3000 BC) frog statuette (Cleveland
Heqet
Debate regarding the race of the Egyptian ruler
Ontario Museum, as well as stone-carved reliefs of the Temple of Hathor in the Dendera Temple complex in Egypt depicting Cleopatra and Caesarion as ruling
Ethnicity_of_Cleopatra
Architecture of industries in UK
Joseph Bonomi designed the Temple Works flax mill offices, in Holbeck, Leeds, modelled on the Mammisi of the Dendera Temple complex, in 1836–1840. The Roman
British industrial architecture
British_industrial_architecture
Ancient Egyptian deity
Sopdet, from the c. 1300 BC tomb of Seti I. Sopdet depicted in the Dendera Temple complex. A Hellenic bust of Sopdet, syncretized with Isis and Demeter. Ikhemu-sek
Sopdet
Ancient Egyptian fish goddess
and "The excellent Sister of He who wakes healthy (=Osiris)". The Dendera temple complex contains the most evidence of the connection between Isis and Hatmehit
Hatmehit
Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117
Domitian, on the propylon of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera. His cartouche also appears in the column shafts of the Temple of Khnum at Esna. He built palatial
Trajan
Seizure of art from conquered territory by Napoleonic France
campaign in 2019 to have the Dendera zodiac returned to Egypt. It had been removed in 1822 from the Dendera Temple complex by Sébastien Louis Saulnier
Napoleonic_looting_of_art
Roman-era sphinx during the excavation at the lower level of the Dendera Temple complex in Qena. The sphinx is depicted wearing a nemes, a princely headcloth
Archaeology_of_ancient_Egypt
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, 284–246 BC
Temple of Min at Akhmin; Temple of Min and Isis at Koptos; Expansion of the birth house of the Dendera Temple complex; Decorative work on the Temple of
Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
Ancient Egyptian religious festivities
texts engraved during the Ptolemaic period in an upper chapel of the Temple of Dendera. In Egyptian religion, the sacred and the secret are intimately linked
Mysteries_of_Osiris
Although established earlier, Cleopatra resumed construction of the Dendera Temple complex (near modern Qena, Egypt). Reliefs were made depicting Cleopatra
Reign_of_Cleopatra
Libya Dabenarti Dahshur Debeira Dederiyeh Cave Deir el-Ballas Dendera Temple complex Diana Veteranorum Diocese of Dices Diocese of Sesta Diocese of Thucca
History_of_North_Africa
Question of the race of ancient Egyptians
Ontario Museum, as well as stone-carved reliefs of the Temple of Hathor in the Dendera Temple complex in Egypt depicting Cleopatra and Caesarion as ruling
Ancient Egyptian race controversy
Ancient_Egyptian_race_controversy
Musical artist
found a harmonic and spiritual affinity with an ancient site called Dendera Temple complex that resonated with musical frequencies. On December 31, 1999, Huckabay
Scott_Huckabay
Ornament depicting a face
Ancient Egyptian mascarons of Hathoric column capitals from the Dendera Temple complex, Dendera, Egypt, unknown architect, 1st century AD In ancient Greece
Mascaron_(architecture)
Ancient building on Philae, Egypt
The temple was originally built on the island of Philae, near the lower Aswan Dam, and served as main entrance to the Philae Island Temple Complex from
Trajan's_Kiosk
were killed near Luxor. The assailants trapped the people in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. During this period, Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya was given support
History_of_Egypt
Palace in Paris, France
Ancient Egyptian architecture and specifically by the façade of the Dendera Temple complex. The monumental statues are, from north to south: Prudence and Truth
Palais_de_la_Cité
Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024. "Temple of Serabit Khadem". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original
List of World Heritage Sites in Egypt
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Egypt
Ancient Egyptian goddess
"House of the Bennu" temple. In this role, Nephthys was given the name "Nephthys-Kheresket" and a wealth of temple texts from Edfu, Dendera, Philae, Kom Ombo
Nephthys
2nd/1st century BC king of Ptolemaic Egypt
reign of Ptolemy IX. This would have included work on the Dendera Temple complex and the temple in Edfu. A Roman embassy led by the senator Lucius Memmius
Ptolemy_IX_Soter
6 – A Roman era sphinx was revealed at the lower level of the Dendera Temple complex in Qena, Egypt. 7 – A 1,800 year-old Roman era stone altar was discovered
2023_in_archaeology
Ancient Egyptian priest
region of Dendera. What is known from his life comes from his mastaba burial tomb in the Dendera Necropolis, a few hundred metres south of the Temple to Hathor
Nyibunesu
Ancient Egyptian high official
life comes from his mastaba burial tomb in the Dendera Necropolis, a few hundred metres south of the Temple to Hathor. This tomb was explored during 1897
Meni_(high_official)
Pharaoh of Egypt from 44 to 30 BC
twice in relief, as an adult pharaoh, with his mother on the Temple of Hathor at Dendera. His infant image appears on some bronze coins of Cleopatra.
Caesarion
Egyptian language Demotic Egyptian script Den (pharaoh) Dendera light Dendera Temple complex Dendera zodiac Den seal impressions Denyen Department of Egyptian
Index of ancient Egypt–related articles
Index_of_ancient_Egypt–related_articles
Temples of the Roman Republic and Empire
Ancient Roman temples were among the most important buildings in Roman culture, and some of the richest buildings in Roman architecture, though only a
Roman_temple
Egyptian pharaoh, third ruler of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt in the late 24th century BC
Kingdom temple dedicated to the goddess Bastet. In Dendera, where a fragmentary statue of a seated Pepi I has been uncovered, Pepi restored the temple complex
Pepi_I_Meryre
Symbol of divinity, royalty and power
winged sun over the temple of Kom Ombo Relief of the winged sun in the temple of Hathor The winged sun in the Dendera Hathor Temple Complex From roughly 2000
Winged_sun
Egyptian queen consort
small decorated chapel were found in Mentuhotep II's Deir el-Bahari temple complex. The shrine and burial of Ashayet was found along with the tombs of
Ashayet
German Egyptologist (1833–1894)
Among his works are: Bauurkunde des Tempels von Dendera (1865) – Book on the Dendera Temple complex. Geographische Inschriften altägyptischer Denkmähler
Johannes_Dümichen
Ancient Egyptian god of the moon
Most of the construction of the temple complex at Karnak was centered on Khonsu during the Ramesside period. The Temple of Khonsu at Karnak is in a relatively
Khonsu
Egyptian pharaoh of the 11th Dynasty
Mnṯw-ḥtp "He who unifies the two lands is the son of Hathor, the lady of Dendera, Mentuhotep" This reference to Hathor rather than Re is similar to the
Mentuhotep_II
Shrine Nome 4: The sceptre Nome 5: The two falcons Nome 6: The crocodile / Dendera Nome 7: Sistrum Nome 8: Great lands Nome 9: Minu (Min) Nome 10: Cobra Nome
List of ancient Egyptian sites
List_of_ancient_Egyptian_sites
Pharaoh of ancient Egypt (11th Dynasty)
II. In any case, the subsequent defeat of Tjauti ultimately put Coptos, Dendera and the three nomes of Hierakonpolis under Theban control, expanding the
Intef_I
French archaeologist and Egyptologist (1821–1881)
those of Abydos and Thebes.[citation needed] Disinterred the great temples of Dendera and Edfu.[citation needed] The first full Egyptian use of the stratigraphic
Auguste_Mariette
Statues of Egyptian goddess
been found at Amenhotep III Mortuary Temple/Complex at Kom el Heittan on the Theban West Bank and at the Temple of Mut at Karnak on the east bank of the
Sekhmet_statues
Final Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt
decree exempting the temple at Abydos from taxation. He was the first ruler to be closely associated with the cult of Hathor at Dendera. Abroad, Teti maintained
Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Hellenistic-era Greek state in Egypt (305–30 BC)
enjoyed royal development, namely of the Karnak complex devoted to the Osiris and Khonsu. The city's temples and communities prosperous, while a new Ptolemaic
Ptolemaic_Kingdom
Religious beliefs of the Kushites
JSTOR 40000855. Richter, Barbara Ann (2012). The Theology of Hathor of Dendera: Aural and Visual Scribal Techniques in the Per-wer Sanctuary (PhD thesis)
Kushite_religion
Pair of Lagash terracotta cylinders
cylinders were found in a drain by Ernest de Sarzec under the Eninnu temple complex at Telloh, the ancient ruins of the Sumerian holy city of Girsu, during
Gudea_cylinders
Artifacts that challenge historical chronology
helicopter: A pareidolia based on palimpsest carving in an ancient Egyptian temple. Dendera Lamps: Supposed to depict light bulbs, but made in Ptolemaic Egypt
Out-of-place_artifact
which was the title of the Priestess of the goddess Hathor in the Temple of Dendera in Ancient Egypt. "God's Wife of Amun" was the highest-ranking priestess
Women_in_ancient_Egypt
including Abu Simbel. Some extended itineraries include stops at sites such as Dendera. Occasional long-distance cruises between Cairo and Aswan have been reported
Tourism_in_Egypt
Ancient Egyptian goddess
Egypt and the Mediterranean as manifestations of her. A text in her temple at Dendera says "in each nome it is she who is in every town, in every nome with
Isis
Governorate of Egypt
(politician) Mansour el-Essawy (politician) Omar Suleiman (politician) Dendera Hu Naqada culture "الجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء". "ﻋـــﺩﺩ ﺍﻟﺳﻛــﺎﻥ
Qena_Governorate
Egyptian stele with three versions of a 196 BC decree
Hemiunu in the Roemer-und-Pelizaeus-Museum in Hildesheim, Germany; the Dendera Temple Zodiac in the Louvre in Paris; and the bust of Ankhhaf in the Museum
Rosetta_Stone
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
attempted to deprive his enemy Catulus of the honour of completing the rebuilt Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, accusing him of embezzling funds, and threatening
Julius_Caesar
Pharaoh's duties in the Ancient Egypt
Edfu, Dendera, even though there is a 1,500-year gap between them. The decoration of the Ptolemaic temples is however much more prolix. The temple of Edfu
Functions_of_the_Pharaoh
23rd-century BC Egyptian pharaoh
been uncovered in Elephantine, Thebes (fourth nome), Coptos (fifth nome), Dendera (sixth nome), Qasr el-Sayed (seventh nome), Akhmim (ninth nome), Deir el-Gabrawi
Merenre_Nemtyemsaf_I
between temples, as when the image of Hathor from Dendera Temple visited her consort Horus at the Temple of Edfu. Rituals for a god were often based in that
Ancient_Egyptian_deities
Ancient city in central Syria
including Dura-Europos in 33 BC, Babylon by AD 19, Seleucia by AD 24, Dendera, Coptos, Bahrain, the Indus River Delta, Merv and Rome. The caravan trade
Palmyra
in religious material such as hymns, ritual texts, funerary texts, and temple decoration. These sources rarely contain a complete account of a myth and
Egyptian_mythology
Egyptian Egyptologist (born 1947)
the Rosetta Stone, the bust of Nefertiti, the Dendera zodiac ceiling painting from the Dendera Temple, the bust of Ankhhaf (the architect of the Khafre
Zahi_Hawass
Ancient Greek marble statue of Aphrodite
of antique Greece", and "of all the works of antiquity one of the most complex and the most artful. ...[the sculptor] has consciously attempted to give
Venus_de_Milo
Curved structure that spans a space and may support a load
originated in the 4th millennium BC (underground barrel vaults at the Dendera cemetery). Standing arches were known since at least the Third Dynasty
Arch
Architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air
make water flow by gravity, There are lion-shaped fountains in the Temple of Dendera in Qena. The ancient Greeks used aqueducts and gravity-powered fountains
Fountain
Ancient Greek sculpture
different type found in the Samothrace temple complex, originally having adorned the roof of one of the temples: a Roman copy found by a team of Austrian
Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace
by Jean-Baptiste Biot of the text surrounding an Egyptian temple relief known as the Dendera Zodiac. In doing so he pointed out that hieroglyphs of stars
Decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts
Decipherment_of_ancient_Egyptian_scripts
Worship of stars and other heavenly bodies as deities
University Press. Richter, Barbara A. (2004). The Theology of Hathor of Dendera: Aural and Visual Scribal Techniques in the Per-Wer Sanctuary. Berkeley:
Worship_of_heavenly_bodies
Museum in Bristol, England
by Francis Danby, 1822 St James's Fair by Samuel Colman, 1824 The Temple of Dendera by David Roberts, 1841 The Fisherman and the Syren by Frederic Leighton
Bristol_Museum_&_Art_Gallery
French classical scholar, decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs (1790–1832)
Jean-Baptiste Biot published a proposed decipherment of the controversial Dendera zodiac, arguing that the small stars following certain signs referred to
Jean-François_Champollion
Major river in northeast Africa
tourists took a boat ride on that stretch of the river and visited Luxor, Dendera, Saqqara, Edfu, and Philae. One of the world's first travel agencies, Thomas
Nile
Devices, and technologies invented or used in Ancient Egypt
break the stones coming from on high'. J. Dümichen, Baugeschichte des Dendera-Tempels, Strassburg, 1877") Stern, Bolko (1998) [1896]. Ägyptische Kulturgeschichte
Ancient_Egyptian_technology
Comparison of myths from different cultures
antiquity. For the zodiac, the Mazzaroth, Chinese Zodiac, Hindu Zodiac and Dendera zodiac (Egyptian) are examples. The origins of the earliest constellations
Comparative_mythology
Art museum in Paris, France
now part of collections of the British Museum. On the other hand, the Dendera zodiac is, like the Rosetta Stone, claimed by Egypt even though it was
Louvre
Pseudoscientific divination based on the movements of the stars
BCE, Egypt was conquered by the Persians. The 1st century BCE Egyptian Dendera Zodiac shares two signs – the Balance and the Scorpion – with Mesopotamian
Astrology
Country in North Africa
from ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (Hutkaptah, Late Egyptian pronunciation [ħəjˌkojpəˈtaħ]), "Temple of the Ka of Ptah," a term for the city of Memphis. Greco-Roman writers
Egypt
Babylonian legal text
emblems are the measuring tools of the rod-measure and rope-measure used in temple-building". Hammurabi may even be imitating Shamash. It is certain, though
Code_of_Hammurabi
Glass-and-metal pyramid in the main courtyard of the Louvre Palace
Pei included large glass pyramids on the roofs of the IBM Somers Office Complex he designed in Westchester County, New York. Pei returned again to the
Louvre_Pyramid
American entertainment company
Belka, Why Don't You Bark? The Book of Heroes Brave Story The Cage of Zeus Dendera Dragon Sword and Wind Child The Future Is Japanese The Gate of Sorrows
Viz_Media
2005 British TV series or programme
and the rising of the sun and great temples such as the one at Dendera were built to facilitate this. The temples were the engines of eternity built on
Egyptian Journeys with Dan Cruickshank
Egyptian_Journeys_with_Dan_Cruickshank
Archaeological find at Senusret II's pyramid
anklets Expository notes Sꜣt-ḥwt-ḥr-ỉwnt, literally 'daughter of Hathor of Dendera'. Sithathoriunet's crown, 'pectoral of Amenemhat III', mirror, half of
Treasure_of_El_Lahun
Former building and sculptures from Salonica
of Thessalonica to the Ottomans. He described it briefly as a demolished temple of Artemis on which figures of gods were depicted. The first depiction of
Las_Incantadas
by the other nomarchs of Egypt, but he had gained control over Koptos, Dendera and the three nomes of Hierakonpolis by the end of his reign. Intef II
List_of_ancient_Egyptians
break the stones coming from on high'. J. Dümichen, Baugeschichte des Dendera-Tempels, Strassburg, 1877") Urbanitzky, A. v., & Wormell, R. (1886). Electricity
History of electromagnetic theory
History_of_electromagnetic_theory
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
Male
Turkish
Turkish name TEMEL means "basic, fundamental."
Girl/Female
English Latin
Reference to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious order Knights Templars.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Medieval Priories and Settlements; A Sanctuary; Sacred Place
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant of the Knights Templar (see Temple).
Girl/Female
Latin
Sanctuary.
Male
Yiddish
(×¡Ö¶× Ö°×“Ö¶×¨) Yiddish form of English Alexander, SENDER means "defender of mankind."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Denver in Norfolk, named as ‘Danes’ crossing’, from Old English Dene ‘Dane’ (genitive Dena) + fær ‘ford’, ‘passage’, ‘crossing’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : reduced form of Hemphill.German : variant of Hempel, or in some instances probably an Americanized spelling of the same name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant of the Knights Templar (see Temple).
Surname or Lastname
English (Surrey and Sussex)
English (Surrey and Sussex) : nickname for a poor or insignificant man, from the name of a very small medieval coin, Middle English, Old French denier (Latin denarius, a derivative of decem ‘ten’, since the Roman coin was worth ten asses).In some cases possibly a respelling of the French cognate Denier.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
From the Temple Settlement
Female
Greek
(ΣεμÎλη) Greek name SEMELE means "of the earth (or underworld)." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Kadmos (Latin Cadmus), the mortal mother of Dionysos. Also known as Thyone.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : occupational name or habitational name for someone who was employed at or lived near one of the houses (‘temples’) maintained by the Knights Templar, a crusading order so named because they claimed to occupy in Jerusalem the site of the old temple (Middle English, Old French temple, Latin templum). The order was founded in 1118 and flourished for 200 years, but was suppressed as heretical in 1312.English : name given to foundlings baptized at the Temple Church, London, so called because it was originally built on land belonging to the Templars.Scottish : habitational name from the parish of Temple in Edinburgh, likewise named because it was the site of the local headquarters of the Knights Templar.
Girl/Female
Egyptian
From Dendera.
Female
English
Feminine form of English Kendrick, KENDRA means "keen power."Â
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Temple Settlement
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Teal, TEALE means "blue-green" or "teal duck."
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from Old French denier, originally the name of a copper coin, later a term for money in general, hence probably a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or minter.English : variant spelling of Denyer, cognate with 1.
Female
Swedish
Feminine form of Norwegian/Swedish Vendel, VENDELA means "a Wend; a wanderer," a term used to refer to migrant Slavs in the sixth century.Â
Boy/Male
English
Temple-town. This surname refers to medieval priories and settlements of the military religious...
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Old; Wise; Archaic; Noble
Girl/Female
Spanish American
Dove.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of a Raga
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Eagle
Male
Iranian/Persian
(اردشیر) Middle Persian form of Old Persian Artachshatra, ARDESHIR means "great warrior" or "lion-king."
Boy/Male
Indian, Malayalam
Sun
Boy/Male
Hawaiian, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Born of the Lotus; The Garden
Boy/Male
British, English
Tenant; Renter
Boy/Male
Tamil
Unique, No one like him, Non duality
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
DENDERA TEMPLE-COMPLEX
a.
Of or pertaining to a temple.
a.
Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
a.
Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
n.
A student of law, so called from having apartments in the Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged to the Knights Templars. See Inner Temple, and Middle Temple, under Temple.
n.
A place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity; as, the temple of Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in India.
a.
Supplied with a temple or temples, or with churches; inclosed in a temple.
v. t. & i.
To rumple; to wrinkle.
v. t.
To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.
v. t.
To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to temple a god.
a.
Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
superl.
Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain.
imp. & p. p.
of Tempt
v. t.
To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment.
n.
Sex, male or female.
v. t.
To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
a.
Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.
n.
See Temse.
superl.
Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit.
n.
Same as Templet.
a.
Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.