Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

place of worship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
place of -wor-ship
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.

Etymology

From Middle English place of worship, place of wurschip.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

places of worship (plural)

Synonyms

house of prayer house of god house of worship

Questions

What does place of worship mean?
A place, usually a building such as a church, mosque, synagogue or temple where believers can practise their faith.
Where does place of worship come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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