house of God/worship
noun phrase
: a place (such as a church) where people go for religious services
Examples of house of God/worship in a Sentence
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The church’s pastor, the Rev. Brandon Gilmore, told The Arizona Republic on Thursday that congregants decided in a 26-4 vote on April 21 to close the house of worship on North Central Avenue near East McDowell Road due to dwindling attendance and lack of funding.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
The house of worship was expropriated and given to a Russian Ministry.
—Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
On the outside, the Miami Lakes church looks like any other house of God, perhaps plainer than most.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The transition from house of wonder to house of worship makes practical sense— cinemas have plenty of seats pointing in the same direction, and they’re equipped with speaker systems, which come in handy for priests to spread the gospel.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
The house of worship known as Mosque 25 was led by Imam James Shabazz, a top aide to Malcolm X.
In September 1973, Shabazz was shot several times while in the driveway of his home in Newark.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
At the center of the separatist movement is the oldest Sikh house of worship in America: the Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple, a collection of modest brick buildings located near a rail yard just south of downtown Stockton.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
According to the curator, Ms. Martin researched the history of the chapel as a house of worship and then arrived with a clear plan, working start-to-finish nonstop.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The expletive-laden message threatened to bomb the house of worship and to kill members and their children, according to the US attorney’s office.
—Jeff Winter, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
The house of worship was expropriated and given to a Russian Ministry.
—Peter Pomerantsev, TIME, 20 Apr. 2024
On the outside, the Miami Lakes church looks like any other house of God, perhaps plainer than most.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
The transition from house of wonder to house of worship makes practical sense— cinemas have plenty of seats pointing in the same direction, and they’re equipped with speaker systems, which come in handy for priests to spread the gospel.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
The house of worship known as Mosque 25 was led by Imam James Shabazz, a top aide to Malcolm X.
In September 1973, Shabazz was shot several times while in the driveway of his home in Newark.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
At the center of the separatist movement is the oldest Sikh house of worship in America: the Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple, a collection of modest brick buildings located near a rail yard just south of downtown Stockton.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
According to the curator, Ms. Martin researched the history of the chapel as a house of worship and then arrived with a clear plan, working start-to-finish nonstop.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The expletive-laden message threatened to bomb the house of worship and to kill members and their children, according to the US attorney’s office.
—Jeff Winter, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
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