"pseudoservice" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoservice.wav Forms: pseudoservices [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + service. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|service}} pseudo- + service Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudoservice (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoservices)
  1. (countable) Something offered or presented as a service that is not actually useful. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-pseudoservice-en-noun-MQ-z5zNS Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pseudo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 46 54
  2. (uncountable, Kantian philosophy) Formal or clerical rituals that are imagined to serve God, as distinguished from genuine good or pleasing actions. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-pseudoservice-en-noun-e00gHB0r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

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