meetinghouse
meetinghouse · meetinghouses
A building where people meet for a purposeA building where people meet for a purpose.
US/ˈmitɪŋˌhaʊs/
» Behind the meetinghouse is a row of horse sheds, once commonplace but now rare.
Meaning
2 sensesA building where people meet for a purpose.
A building where a Quaker congregation assembles for worship.
More definitions
- a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
Examples
1 sentencesBehind the meetinghouse is a row of horse sheds, once commonplace but now rare.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: meetinghousesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers):conventicle