mission vs temple

mission

noun
  • A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work. 

  • Religious evangelism. 

  • An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme. 

  • A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy. 

  • A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. 

  • Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid. 

verb
  • To do missionary work, proselytize. 

  • To send on a mission. 

temple

noun
  • Any place regarded as holding a religious presence. 

  • A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together. 

  • Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for. 

  • The slightly flatter region, on either side of the human head, behind of the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear. 

  • A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely. 

  • Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue. 

  • As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals. 

  • A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith. 

  • A Buddhist monastery, as opposed to a Shinto shrine. 

  • A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members. 

  • Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them. 

  • Any place seen as an important centre for some activity. 

verb
  • To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god 

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