A place for worship

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• Place of worship — A place of worship or house of worship is a building or other location where a group of people (a congregation) comes to perform acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion. The form and function of religious architecture has evolved over… …   Wikipedia

• place of worship — noun any building where congregations gather for prayer • Syn: ↑house of prayer, ↑house of God, ↑house of worship • Hypernyms: ↑building, ↑edifice • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• place of worship — A church. A place set apart for rites or services of any kind which express reverence for a deity. People v Stanley, 81 Colo 276, 255 P 610. The use of the Bible in a public school does not make the school a place of worship. Hackett v… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• worship — worshiper, n. worshipingly, adv. /werr ship/, n., v., worshiped, worshiping or (esp. Brit.) worshipped, worshipping. n. 1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. 2. formal or ceremonious… …   Universalium

• worship — wor|ship1 [ˈwə:ʃıp US ˈwə:r ] v past tense and past participle worshipped present participle worshipping also worshiped worshiping AmE 1.) [I and T] to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a religious building ▪ They all… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• worship — I UK [ˈwɜː(r)ʃɪp] / US [ˈwɜrˌʃɪp] noun [uncountable] * a) the activity of showing respect and love for a god, for example by singing or praying The building has been a place of worship since the eighth century. The whole school meets for the… …   English dictionary

• worship — wor|ship1 [ wɜr,ʃıp ] noun uncount * the activity of showing respect and love for a god, for example by singing or praying: The building has been a place of worship since the eighth century. The whole school meets for the daily act of worship. a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• worship — 1 verb worshipped, worshipping also worshiped, worshiping AmE 1 (I, T) to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a church, temple etc 2 (T) to admire and love someone very much: She absolutely worships those children. 3 worship …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• place — place1 [ pleıs ] noun count *** ▸ 1 area/position ▸ 2 town/country/building ▸ 3 opportunity to be in something ▸ 4 seat/position ▸ 5 position in a race etc. ▸ 6 right occasion for something ▸ 7 point in book etc. ▸ 8 importance to people ▸ 9… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• place — 1 (C) PLACE, POSITION, OR AREA 1 POINT/POSITION a) any area, point, or position in space: This is the place where the accident happened. | Make sure you keep it in a safe place. | We kept moving from place to place. | The whole place was covered… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• place */*/*/ — I UK [pleɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms place : singular place plural places 1) a) an area, or a position I don t like crowded places. Let s find a quiet place where we can talk. Keep your credit cards in a safe place. Will had broken his… …   English dictionary