temple guard
Holy site watchman
A temple guard is a person charged with protecting a religious site, historically common across many cultures from ancient Egypt to Jerusalem's Second Temple.
The term now appears most often in fantasy games and fiction, where temple guards defend sacred spaces from intruders: The temple guards blocked the entrance to the inner sanctum.
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- night watchOvernight security patrol
- spearPole with sharp point
- sacredWorthy of reverence
holy ground · priest · incense · burning incense · ancient · robes · vigilant · shrine · inner sanctum · ceremony · protector · warrior · threshold · gatekeeper · devotion · sworn oath · ritual · armor
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Troops serving sovereigns
bodyguard · private security · civil guard · police officer · mercenary
temple guardiconoclast
Attacker of cherished beliefs
desecrator · grave robber · looter · defiler · plunderer
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