place of worship
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2.9
- noun
- /pleɪs əv ˈwɜːrʃɪp/
:
lugar de culto
- Religious groups have taken great pride in the construction of their places of worship.
- Sikh places of worship
- Hindu places of worship
- private place of worship
And yet the places of worship, churches and mosques were packed.
- And yet the places of worship, churches and mosques were packed.
- And there was a stunning headline, I think it was an AP headline, which said something like tourist Mecca, Notre Dame, also revered as a place of worship.
- This was an attack on Muslims near their place of worship and like all terrorism in whatever form, it shares the same fundamental goal.
- And you know, it was a place of worship in my own space.
- Like I, I'm down with authority when it comes to teachers, parents, elders, traditions, places of worship.
- And I think it will go some way to improve the relationship between government and faith and people of faith and places of worship.
Examples
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Today, no place of worship is off limits to the police in secular France.
Academic text (2005) -
In 1996, some 70,000 churches or other places of worship had registered with the state.
Academic text (1999) -
- This is a place of worship.
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But this is a place of worship, right?
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This is a place of worship.
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There should be a place of worship.
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A place of worship for everybody of every faith.
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For thousands of years, this temple was a holy place of worship.
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Juxtlahuaca is a National Heritage site, but it is also an active place of worship.
Academic text (2008) -
The community center serves as a place of worship for various religious groups.
Synonyms
126
4.1
A holy place where people go to pray and honor a saint or sacred object
55
5.5
A holy part of a religious building around the altar
14
3.5
A place where people go to pray, like a temple or church
11
2.9
A building where people gather for prayer or religious services
9
3.1
A building where people gather to pray, like a church
1
3.8
A building where people meet to pray together
1
8.1
A small chapel or room used for private prayer
A small building where people gather to worship, often used by Quakers
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a building or location for religious ceremonies' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'place' (a location) with 'worship' (religious devotion), with 'of' simply linking the two nouns. This straightforward noun-of-noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase place of worship paints a simple picture: a place where people gather to do worship, to 'pray' or 'show respect' together. That's why it means a building or spot used for religious services.