No. 18,128 in Russian
храмом
"Храмом" means "temple" (instrumental case of храм).
In a sentence
Мы проходили мимо старого здания, которое оказалось храмом.
We were passing by an old building, which turned out to be a temple.
In this context, "храмом" is used in its instrumental case form, describing a building characterized as a temple.
Этот парк был раньше храмом природы.
This park used to be a temple of nature.
Here, "храмом" is used metaphorically in its instrumental case to describe the park as characterized metaphorically as a temple.
Место, где сейчас расположен музей, когда-то было храмом искусства.
The place where the museum is now located was once a temple of art.
In this sentence, "храмом" employs a figurative sense to denote a place dedicated to art, using the instrumental case.
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