church service
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2.1
- noun
- /tʃɜːrtʃ ˈsɜːrvɪs/
:
servicio religioso
- I've never really been to a Sunday church service before.
- attend church service
- conduct church services
So the whole church service, he was just rocking, man.
- So the whole church service, he was just rocking, man.
Examples
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Attention everyone, the church service will begin in five minutes, so please take your seats.
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I was actually looking forward to Joey's church service.
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How many times have you missed a church service in your life?
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Usually I felt better after sunday church services, but not this time.
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These wonderful little children are an important part of our church service.
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The funeral is scheduled for tomorrow after a church service at noon.
Fiction book (1992) -
Just before the church service, the choir practiced their music in the choir room.
Fiction book (1997) -
Church services are at 10, 8:30, 9.
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At Sunday church services, chaplains rallied the troops.
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On Sunday mornings, there was the three-hour church service, followed by dinner with Fanny.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
367
4.2
A religious meeting for public worship, often in a church
305
1.0
A religious service for Christians
143
3.4
The act of showing love and respect to a god in religious services
26
8.9
A planned public worship service with fixed prayers and actions
8
3.0
A religious meeting where people talk to God and sing songs
8
2.9
A formal event where people meet to show shared beliefs with prayers and rituals
5
2.8
A public event where people pray, sing, and listen in a church or temple
3
9.7
An evening prayer service in many Christian churches, often on Sundays
1
9.7
An evening church service with prayers and psalms, often in Anglican churches
1
7.4
A public ceremony in a church where people pray and sing
1
4.5
A short religious meeting in a small church with prayers and songs
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents denote the place ('church') and the type of event ('service'), and their combination straightforwardly denotes a religious ceremony held in a church. This noun+noun composition is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Church service comes from the simple idea of a church (the building where people meet) and a service (a set of duties or acts offered to God). So a church service is a regular meeting in a church for 'worship', including prayers, songs and a short talk.