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CHURCH SERVICE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A service conducted in a house of worship

Example:

don't be late for church

Synonyms:

church; church service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("church service" is a kind of...):

divine service; religious service; service (the act of public worship following prescribed rules)

Domain member category:

Divine Office (canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church))

church; church building (a place for public (especially Christian) worship)

church bell (a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church))

crypt (a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church))

hassock (a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church))

spire; steeple (a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top)

Puritanism (the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects))

banns (a public announcement of a proposed marriage)

discourse; preaching; sermon (an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service))

Anglican Church; Anglican Communion; Church of England (the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head)

High Anglican Church; High Church (a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority))

separationist; separatist (an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union))

disestablish (deprive (an established church) of its status)

attend; go to (be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.)

official ((of a church) given official status as a national or state institution)

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