fane
Americannoun
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a temple.
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Archaic. a church.
noun
Etymology
Origin of fane
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fānum temple, sanctuary
Example Sentences
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Such talk only fane fears of AI producing a nightmare scenario of robots ruling over humans, which has long dominated science fiction but now seems realistic.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Cusk never considers that there are genuinely malevolent people in the world who can fane politeness and finesse polite people for malevolent purposes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2017
The walls of the historic fane had witnessed more than four centuries of Scottish Church history.
From Time Magazine Archive
Worldlings naturally began comparing the cost of this Baptist fane with that of others.
From Time Magazine Archive
Where groaned the land with dread malarial ill, Healed by a hand divine, o'er vale and hill See roof and dome and glittering fane arise!
From Elias An Epic of the Ages by Orson F. Whitney
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