divine service
noun
: a service of Christian worship
specifically
: such a service that is not sacramental in character
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At the invitation of the Evangelical Church and the Council of Churches in Namibia, the mortal remains of two victims of the genocide 1904-1908 in former German Southwest Africa are returned during a divine service.
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Suyin Haynes, Time, 28 May 2021
Had that event not occurred, the first born rather than the Priest or Levite would have undertaken the mission to perform divine service.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2020
Had that event not occurred, the first born rather than the Priest or Levite would have undertaken the mission to perform divine service in one's home.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 5 Sep. 2017
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Suyin Haynes, Time, 28 May 2021
Had that event not occurred, the first born rather than the Priest or Levite would have undertaken the mission to perform divine service.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2020
Had that event not occurred, the first born rather than the Priest or Levite would have undertaken the mission to perform divine service in one's home.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 5 Sep. 2017
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“Divine service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divine%20service. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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