Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

god's house

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: god's -house
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Another place of worship.

name

Former name of Christ's College, Cambridge.

Etymology

From Middle English Goddes hous, goddes hous. Compare Dutch godshuis, German Gotteshaus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Goddes hous

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

God's houses (plural)

Questions

What does god's house mean?: A church.
Where does god's house come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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