Phrase guide

church service

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing Sabbatarianism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rite

2

noun

Meaning 2

A book containing the religious forms of such worship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: missal, liturgy, portal, portass, prayer book, psalter, breviary

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: missal, liturgy, portal, portass, prayer book, psalter, breviary

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a service conducted in a house of worship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • don't be late for church

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: church

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: service, religious service, divine service

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: бо́гаслужэ́нне (bóhaslužénnje) — communal worship
  • Belarusian: багаслу́жба (bahaslúžba) — communal worship
  • Bulgarian: богослуже́ние (bogoslužénie) — communal worship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 禮拜 /礼拜 (lǐbài) — communal worship
  • Czech: bohoslužba — communal worship
  • Danish: gudstjeneste — communal worship
  • Dutch: kerkdienst — communal worship
  • Estonian: jumalateenistus — communal worship
  • Finnish: jumalanpalvelus — communal worship
  • French: office religieux — communal worship
  • Galician: servizo relixioso — communal worship
  • German: Gottesdienst — communal worship
  • Haitian Creole: sèvis — communal worship
  • Hungarian: istentisztelet — communal worship
  • Icelandic: guðsþjónusta — communal worship
  • Irish: seirbhís eaglaise — communal worship
  • Japanese: 礼拝 (reihai) — communal worship
  • Korean: 예배 (yebae) — communal worship
  • Korean: 례배 (ryebae) — communal worship
  • Latvian: dievkalpojums — communal worship
  • Macedonian: богослужение (bogosluženie) — communal worship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gudstjeneste — communal worship
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gudsteneste — communal worship
  • Old English: ċiricþeġnung — communal worship
  • Polish: nabożeństwo — communal worship
  • Portuguese: serviço — communal worship
  • Romanian: serviciu divin — communal worship
  • Romanian: slujbă religioasă — communal worship
  • Russian: богослуже́ние (bogoslužénije) — communal worship
  • Russian: церко́вная слу́жба (cerkóvnaja slúžba) — communal worship
  • Serbo-Croatian: богослужење — communal worship
  • Serbo-Croatian: бо̏гослӯжје — communal worship
  • Serbo-Croatian: bogosluženje — communal worship
  • Serbo-Croatian: bȍgoslūžje — communal worship
  • Slovak: bohoslužba — communal worship
  • Slovene: bogoslužje — communal worship
  • Swedish: gudstjänst — communal worship
  • Turkish: ibadet — communal worship
  • Ukrainian: слу́жба бо́жа (slúžba bóža) — communal worship
  • Ukrainian: богослужі́ння (bohoslužínnja) — communal worship
  • Ukrainian: набоже́нство (nabožénstvo) — communal worship
  • Vietnamese: cúng tế — communal worship