Middle Temple

[ mid-l tem-puhl ]

/ ˈmɪd l ˈtɛm pəl /

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noun

See under Inns of Court (def. 1).

See under temple¹ (def. 10).

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Origin of Middle Temple

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby Middle Temple

middle-sized, Middle States, Middle Stone Age, middle stump, middle supraclavicular nerve, Middle Temple, middle temporal sulcus, middle temporal vein, middle term, middle thyroid vein, Middleton

How to use Middle Temple in a sentence

According to Pew, 14 of the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa have blasphemy laws.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And, especially when it comes to the middle, personality counts.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The same picture emerges from middle class men in the U.S., Canada, and the Nordic countries.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

As a white, educated, Western, middle-class male, I possess most of the unearned privilege the world has to offer.
In 2015, Let’s Try for More Compassion|Gene Robinson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing|Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for Middle Temple

Middle Temple

noun

(in England) one of the four legal societies in London which together form the Inns of Court

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