place/house of worship

noun phrase

: a church, synagogue, etc.

Examples of place/house of worship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Police said the building was evacuated, and no explosives were discovered inside the place of worship. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 5 May 2024 For many in the Phoenix area, Easter Sunday fell on April 9, but some Valley Christians are observing the resurrection of Jesus Christ on May 5. Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Phoenix is a 73-year-old house of worship located on East Monte Vista Road and North 16 Street. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024 Trustees of the African American Baptist congregation approached the owner of the fledgling town, formed in 1908, about building a house of worship. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 Hannaford was charged with first-degree and second-degree arson, third-degree felony criminal mischief involving a synagogue or place of worship and third-degree felony possession of cocaine. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024 Go to local universities, ask about formal mentor match programs in your new organization, or tap into a religious community or place of worship. Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 The 110-year-old white adobe and stucco house of worship is the heart of Guadalupe and was erected by the Pascua Yaquis. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 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 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

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“Place/house of worship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%2Fhouse%20of%20worship. Accessed 11 May. 2024.

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