templed
Adorned with shrines
Having temples or characterized by the presence of temples.
The word appears almost exclusively in literary or poetic contexts, describing places dotted with religious structures: the templed hills of ancient Greece.
It can also describe something adorned or honored as if with temples: a templed shrine to her memory.
Protected sacred space
- shrineSacred devotional place
- altarSacred ritual table
- holyDedicated to the divine
- sanctifiedMade sacred through blessing
consecrated · hallowed · divine · venerated · blessed · sacrosanct · innermost · forbidden
Upright structural shafts
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- pedimentsTriangular architectural features
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- friezesOrnamental wall strips
ionic · peristyle · entablature · architrave · capitals · pilaster · stoa · atrium
Address to deity
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
offering · incense · chanting · sacrifice · congregation · prostration · circumambulation · puja
Ordained religious officials collectively
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- devoteeZealous admirer or follower
pilgrim · priest · priestess · oracle · acolyte · shaman · lama · imam
Decayed structural remains
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- excavationAct of unearthing
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
civilization · monuments · artifacts · relics · inscription · sphinx · pyramids
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
sanctified · consecrated · hallowed · divine · venerated · blessed · sacrosanct · innermost · forbidden · untouchable
columns
Upright structural shafts
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- pedimentsTriangular architectural features
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
friezes · ionic · peristyle · entablature · architrave · capitals · pilaster · stoa · atrium · cornice
prayer
Address to deity
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
devotion · offering · incense · chanting · sacrifice · congregation · prostration · circumambulation · puja · darshan
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
devotee · pilgrim · priest · priestess · oracle · acolyte · shaman · lama · imam · rabbi
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- acropolisFortified hilltop in antiquity
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- excavationAct of unearthing
archaeology · civilization · monuments · artifacts · relics · inscription · sphinx · pyramids
templedunchurched
Not belonging to congregation
barren · empty · unbuilt · undeveloped · bare
templedsecular
Nonreligious, worldly
profane · unhallowed · unconsecrated · desacralized · worldly
- ancient templesOld religious worship buildings
- Greek templeClassical columned sanctuary
- Shirley TempleNon-alcoholic cherry drink
- temple ruinsDecayed religious structure
- Buddhist templeShrine for Eastern worship
- Roman templeSacred Roman religious structure