house of worship

UK/haʊs ɒv ˈwɜːʃɪp/US/haʊs ʌv ˈwɝʃɪp/

noun

A religious edifice; a mosque, church, synagogue, or temple, where believers go to practice their faith.

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place of worshiptemplefaneshrinehouse of prayerhouse of God
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Meanings

house of worship1

nounhouse of worship (plural houses of worship)

plural houses of worship

  1. lifestyleA religious edifice; a mosque, church, synagogue, or temple, where believers go to practice their faith.

    Synonyms: place of worship, temple, fane, temple, shrine

House of Worship2

nounHouse of Worship (plural Houses of Worship)

plural Houses of Worship

  1. A Baháʼí place of worship.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA religious edifice; a mosque, church, synagogue, or temple, where believers go to practice their faith.

Similar
place of worshiptemplefanetempleshrine

More synonyms by meaning

nounany building where congregations gather for prayer

Similar
place of worshiphouse of prayerhouse of God
Broader
buildingedifice
Also see
house of godhouse of prayerplace of worshipprayerhousetemple

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

house of worship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20of%20worship

MLA

“house of worship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20of%20worship. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house of worship,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house%20of%20worship.

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