house of public worship

house of public worship
Any building which is primarily devoted to the worship of God and to such incidental exercises and functions as are usually connected with such worship. St. Paul's Church v Concord, 75 NH 420, 75 A 531. A schoolhouse does not become a house of religious worship merely because the Bible is read to the classes without note or comment thereon by the teachers. Hackett v Brooksville School Dist. 120 Ky 608, 87 SW 792. See church.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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