temple worship
Sacred building reverence
Temple worship is religious practice conducted at or centered on a temple—a building dedicated to deity or sacred purpose.
The term appears across traditions: ancient Israelite temple worship involved animal sacrifice and priestly rituals; Hindu temple worship includes offerings, prayers, and festivals at shrines; Latter-day Saint temple worship involves ordinances like baptism for the dead and celestial marriage.
Temple worship was central to their faith.
- pujaHindu worship ritual
- altarSacred ritual table
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- prayerAddress to deity
morning prayers · devotional songs · sacrifice · chanting · rituals · ritual bath · darshan · aarti · sacred flame · oil lamps · tradition · shrine · sacred vessels · relics · sanctum sanctorum · mandalas · deity · divine blessing
- LDS faithBook of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, priesthood, prophet
- Jain practicespuja, ahimsa, diksha, tapas, dana
- Indian cultureHinduism, Diwali, sari, Holi, saree
- Ancient MesopotamiaBabylon, Assyria, cuneiform, Nineveh, Sumer
- ancient religiongods, goddesses, pantheon, deity, polytheism
- BuddhismBuddha, dharma wheel, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma
temple worshipspiritual but not religious
Personal faith, no denomination
atheism · irreligion · mindfulness practice · community meeting · agnosticism