place of worship
A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where…A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.
» We just want a place to worship.
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1 sensesA place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.
ку́льтовое сооруже́ниеkúlʹtovoje sooružénije
- any building where congregations gather for prayer
Examples
19 sentencesWe just want a place to worship.
Tax places of worship and religious organizations.
Tom never visits any places of worship.
Places of worship are closed until further notice.
A place of worship is a building where people worship.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English place of worship, place of wurschip.From Middle English place of worship, place of wurschip.
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Forms
plural: places of worship| Singular | place of worship |
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| Plural | places of worship |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- any building where congregations gather for prayer:house of prayerhouse of Godhouse of worship
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.