Phrase guide

divine service

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A service of public Christian worship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: Christianity

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of public worship following prescribed rules

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Sunday service

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: service, religious service

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: religious ceremony, religious ritual

Narrower terms: church service, church, devotional, prayer meeting, prayer service, chapel service, chapel, committal service, none, vesper, watch night

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ժամասացություն (žamasacʻutʻyun) — a service of public Christian worship
  • Czech: bohoslužba — a service of public Christian worship
  • Danish: gudstjeneste — a service of public Christian worship
  • Faroese: gudstænasta — a service of public Christian worship
  • Finnish: jumalanpalvelus — a service of public Christian worship
  • German: Gottesdienst — a service of public Christian worship
  • Icelandic: guðsþjónusta — a service of public Christian worship
  • Ingrian: kirkonmänö — a service of public Christian worship
  • Irish: seirbhís dhiaga — a service of public Christian worship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gudstjeneste — a service of public Christian worship
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gudsteneste — a service of public Christian worship
  • Polish: nabożeństwo — a service of public Christian worship
  • Romanian: serviciu divin — a service of public Christian worship
  • Russian: богослуже́ние (bogoslužénije) — a service of public Christian worship
  • Russian: слу́жба (slúžba) — a service of public Christian worship
  • Slovak: bohoslužba — a service of public Christian worship
  • Swedish: gudstjänst — a service of public Christian worship
  • Ottoman Turkish: عبادت (ʼibâdet) — a service of public Christian worship