temple

A temple (from the Latin word templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur.[3] It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out on the ground by the augur. Templa also became associated with the dwelling places of a god or gods. This tradition dates back to prehistoric times.[4] For the ancient Egyptians, the word pr[5] The word "temple" (which dates to about the 6th century BCE[4]), despite the specific set of meanings associated with the religion of the  could refer not only to a house, but also to a sacred structure since it was believed that the gods resided in houses.ancient Rome, has now become quite widely used to describe a house of worship for any number of religions and is even used for time periods prior to the Romans.