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A temple… is a scale-model of the universe. [I believe] the first…

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Quote by Hugh Nibley

Hugh Nibley

A temple… is a scale-model of the universe. [I believe] the first mention of the word templum is by Varro, for whom it designates a building specially designed for interpreting signs in the heavens—a sort of observatory where one gets one’s bearings on the universe.”

Source: “What Is a Temple?”

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