 The term became strongly associated with Reform institutions, in some of which both congregants and outsiders associated it with the elimination of the prayers for the restoration of the Jerusalem Temple, though this was not the original meaning—traditional synagogues named themselves "temple" over a century before the advent of Reform, and many continued to do so after.In American parlance, "temple" is often synonymous with "synagogue", but especially non-Orthodox ones.The term "kenesa", from the Aramaic for "assembly", is used to describe the places of worship of Karaite Jews.