Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Place of worship — A place of worship or house of worship is a building or other location where a group of people (a congregation) comes to perform acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion. The form and function of religious architecture has evolved over… … Wikipedia
place of worship — noun any building where congregations gather for prayer • Syn: ↑house of prayer, ↑house of God, ↑house of worship • Hypernyms: ↑building, ↑edifice • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
place of worship — house of worship, house of prayer (i.e. church, mosque, synagogue, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
place of worship — formal a church or other building where people hold religious ceremonies … English dictionary
worship — worshiper, n. worshipingly, adv. /werr ship/, n., v., worshiped, worshiping or (esp. Brit.) worshipped, worshipping. n. 1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. 2. formal or ceremonious… … Universalium
worship — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ daily, regular ▪ evening, morning ▪ Sunday ▪ public ▪ … Collocations dictionary
worship — wor|ship1 [ˈwə:ʃıp US ˈwə:r ] v past tense and past participle worshipped present participle worshipping also worshiped worshiping AmE 1.) [I and T] to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a religious building ▪ They all… … Dictionary of contemporary English
worship — I UK [ˈwɜː(r)ʃɪp] / US [ˈwɜrˌʃɪp] noun [uncountable] * a) the activity of showing respect and love for a god, for example by singing or praying The building has been a place of worship since the eighth century. The whole school meets for the… … English dictionary
worship — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)ʃɪp[/t]] worships, worshipping, worshipped (in AM, use worshiping, worshiped) 1) VERB If you worship a god, you show your respect to the god, for example by saying prayers. [V n] I enjoy going to church and worshipping God. ...Jews… … English dictionary
worship — 1 verb worshipped, worshipping also worshiped, worshiping AmE 1 (I, T) to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a church, temple etc 2 (T) to admire and love someone very much: She absolutely worships those children. 3 worship … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
