service
- noun
- /ˈsɜrvɪs/
- So can I tell you yesterday I went to a memorial service for a friend of mine.
- attend services
- a church service
- a religious service
Well, I went to Rosh Hashanah services yesterday.
- Well, I went to Rosh Hashanah services yesterday.
- And so far as it looks like, you know, Christian service on a Sunday morning.
- Because Jeff Garland would host people after services let out.
- So please vote after today's service.
- At the graveside service, Ben, most people would turn you away.
- You know, after the last wealth con, we we had a full worship service.
- Something happened and we and our class went to this, went to a service, a funeral service and my dad had to get me a suit.
Examples
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My own little church service.
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Some of the churches even held services outside the town limits.
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Hope to see you at the service on Sunday.
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There's a memorial service tomorrow.
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Colin Mahmoud On Saturday I attended the service at the Birmingham Cathedral.
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Jake, will you ask pastor Tinsley to start this morning's prayer service?
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We hold services nightly.
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Yesterday, I attended a memorial service to honor a friend's memory.
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The community gathered for a funeral service at the local church to pay their respects.
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A special service was held on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the historic event.
Synonyms
A formal event that follows traditional rules for a special occasion
A religious service for Christians
A formal ceremony often held as part of a religious tradition
A public religious ceremony with formal rituals
A church service that follows set words and actions
A planned public worship service with fixed prayers and actions
A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk
A short religious service often held at a school
A religious meeting where people talk to God and sing songs
A formal event where people meet to show shared beliefs with prayers and rituals
A formal event to mark or honor a special day
A public event where people pray, sing, and listen in a church or temple
A ceremony with set actions from a religion like prayers and singing
A formal ceremony that people follow as part of a religion
A short religious service often for private prayer
A public ceremony in a church where people pray and sing
A short religious meeting in a small church with prayers and songs
A set way churches use for worship with prayers and hymns
A formal church service with set ceremonies and a serious mood
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A United States government group that protects the president and vice president and investigates fake money
Unpaid work to help people in the local area, sometimes required by law or done for charity
- Specialized
A group that gathers and studies secret information for a government
A United States government agency that gives weather forecasts and warnings
- Formal
Government workers who run public services, are not in the military or courts, and are usually chosen by exams
Part of the economy that provides services instead of making things, like hotels or hospitals
- Formal
A part of the U.S. government that collects federal taxes and makes sure people follow tax laws
- Formal
A United States government group that manages national parks, monuments, and protected places
A level where staff do many things for customers, like pumping gas or helping at a hotel
The part of the United States Department of State with diplomats who work in embassies and consulates abroad
- Literature
A company that collects news and sends it to newspapers or TV stations
- Specialized
An elevator that staff use to move things like large boxes between floors
- Specialized
An entrance at the back of a building used by staff, for deliveries, or to take out rubbish
A former United States government office that handled immigration and becoming a citizen
A business that provides services like event planning or computer work to other companies for a fee
The part of a company that helps customers with problems and fixes products
A matching set of plates, knives, and sometimes glasses that you use to serve a formal meal
- Formal
A service that people need for health, safety and daily care, like healthcare or water
- Formal
A United States system that registers men and can require them to join the military
A government agency in the United Kingdom that protects the country from spies and other internal threats
- Formal
A government agency that delivers letters and packages across the United States
A government service that collects, sorts, and delivers mail across the United States
- Formal
A high military medal given to United States Army soldiers for very brave actions in battle
- Specialized
A piece of software that runs in the background to help other apps or the system
- Formal
A government group that protects the US president, vice president, their families, visiting leaders, and stops people making fake money
An official system that sends letters and packages between places, often run by the government
Government officials who represent their country abroad, for example ambassadors
A college or university program that gives classes and advice to people who are not regular students
A government group in Iraq that gathers secret information and runs secret operations to protect the country
- Texting
A website or app that helps people connect and share messages and photos
The main agency in Russia that handles security inside the country and spying
- Formal
A US government agency that registers men for possible military service
A small, highly trained group of British soldiers who do secret, dangerous missions
- Formal
A US government agency that protects wild animals, fish, and their habitats
A United States government agency that protects the president, other top officials, and investigates money crimes
A group that protects children and gives them social help and job training
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Service (religious) comes from the idea of 'serving' the divine, from Latin servire 'to serve', so a church 'service' is a time when people gather to honor or worship and show their duty to their faith.