That’s quite a small view of temples. Seems mainly restricted to stereotypes of Catholic/Christian abuses.
I agree. When I hear “temple”, the first thing I think of is ancient Greek, Egyptian, or Babylonian places of worship. To gods like Isis, Athena, or Enlil. After that I might think of the word being used by some Jews for the thing other Jews call synagogue or shul.
I would never call a Christian place of worship a temple. It’s a church in the generic, or sometimes more specific terms like chapel, cathedral, or monastery.
edit: actually, immediately after writing the above I remembered that Mormons call their equivalent of a Catholic Cathedral (i.e., the grandest and most important of churches, where important sacred ceremonies are carried out) “temples”.
I agree. When I hear “temple”, the first thing I think of is ancient Greek, Egyptian, or Babylonian places of worship. To gods like Isis, Athena, or Enlil. After that I might think of the word being used by some Jews for the thing other Jews call synagogue or shul.
I would never call a Christian place of worship a temple. It’s a church in the generic, or sometimes more specific terms like chapel, cathedral, or monastery.
edit: actually, immediately after writing the above I remembered that Mormons call their equivalent of a Catholic Cathedral (i.e., the grandest and most important of churches, where important sacred ceremonies are carried out) “temples”.