temple names

A form of temple name — A variant posthumous name used in China and occasionally other East Asian cultures for ritual worship at a dynasty's ancestral temple.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of temple name
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APA

temple names. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temple%20names

MLA

“temple names.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temple%20names. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temple names,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temple%20names.

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