Meanings
nounmeetinghouse (plural meetinghouses)
plural meetinghouses · alternative meeting house · alternative meeting-house
- A building where people meet for a purpose.
- A building where a Quaker congregation assembles for worship.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
- Proto-Germanic*mōtą
- Proto-Germanic*mōtijaną
- Proto-Germanic*mōtijandz
- Old Englishmētende
- Old English*ġemētende
- Middle Englishmetynge, metinde, metande
- Englishmeeting
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*hūsą
- Proto-West Germanic*hūs
- Old Englishhūs
- Middle Englishhous
- Englishhouse
- Englishmeetinghouse
Translations
Esperanto kunvenejo
- kunvenejobuilding where people meet for a purpose
Finnish seurantalo, kerhotalo
- seurantalobuilding where people meet for a purpose
- kerhotalobuilding where people meet for a purpose
Polish dom spotkań
- dom spotkańbuilding where people meet for a purpose
Cite this entry
APA
meetinghouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meetinghouse
MLA
“meetinghouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meetinghouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meetinghouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meetinghouse.
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