church service

Noun
  1. A service conducted in a house of worship (synset 101034400)
    "don't be late for church"
    associated with:
    • 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
    is a type of: divine service, religious service, service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules
    same as: church

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