temple of solomon
noun · n
Simple meaning
Any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɛmpələvsɑləmən
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Definition
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noun
Any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
n
The Temple of SolomonTHE BIBLE COMES TO LIFE IN BRAZIL is a replica of the Temple of Solomon built by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in São Paulo.
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This meaning: Any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
Used this way, temple of solomon is a specialist word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It carries more force than its gentler alternatives. This is a religious use: it carries the weight of tradition and ceremony.
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- Warm and admiring
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- Clinical and detached
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