{1} Both by derivation and common usage the term "temple," in its literal application, is of restricted and specific meaning. The essential idea of a temple is and ever has been that of a _place_ specially set apart for service regarded as sacred, and of real or assumed sanctity; in a more restricted sense, a temple is a _building_ constructed for and exclusively devoted to sacred rites and ceremonies. The Latin _Templum_ was the equivalent of the Hebrew _Beth Elohim_, and signified the abode of Deity; hence, as associated with Divine worship, it meant literally the HOUSE OF THE LORD.[1]…
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