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house of worship vs church building

church building vs house of worship

house of worship and church building both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
house of worship Yes No No No
church building Yes No No No
As nouns, church building is a hyponym of house of worship; that is, church building is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than house of worship:
  • house of worship: any building where congregations gather for prayer
  • church building: a place for public (especially Christian) worship
Other hyponyms of house of worship include bethel, chapel, church, conventicle, meetinghouse, masjid, musjid, mosque, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle, temple, temple.
house of worship (noun) church building (noun)
any building where congregations gather for prayer a place for public (especially Christian) worship
Difference between house of worship and church building

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