"place of worship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: places of worship [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English place of worship, place of wurschip. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|place of worship}} Middle English place of worship, {{m|enm|place of wurschip}} place of wurschip Head templates: {{en-noun|places of worship}} place of worship (plural places of worship)
  1. A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith. Wikipedia link: place of worship Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: house of worship, temple Hyponyms: church, cathedral, chapel, mosque, synagogue, temple, temple Translations (place where people can practise their faith): aanbiddingsplek (Afrikaans), مَعْبَد (maʕbad) [masculine] (Arabic), 𐡌𐡎𐡂𐡃𐡀 (msgdʾ) [masculine] (Aramaic), lloc de culte [masculine] (Catalan), 宗教場所 (Chinese Mandarin), 宗教场所 (zōngjiào chǎngsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), gudshus [neuter] (Danish), gebedshuis [neuter] (Dutch), godshuis [neuter] (Dutch), bedehuis [neuter] (Dutch), cultusplaats [feminine] (Dutch), preĝejo (Esperanto), adorejo (Esperanto), palvontapaikka (Finnish), lieu de culte [masculine] (French), tempat ibadah (Indonesian), rumah ibadah (Indonesian), ionad adhartha [masculine] (Irish), luogo di culto [masculine] (Italian), sambahan (Kapampangan), tempat ibadah (Malay), gudshus [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), gudshus [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), miejsce modlitwy [neuter] (Polish), ку́льтовое сооруже́ние (kúlʹtovoje sooružénije) [neuter] (Russian), lugar de culto [masculine] (Spanish), pook-sambahan (Tagalog), teml [feminine] (Welsh)

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