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house of worship vs meetinghouse

meetinghouse vs house of worship

house of worship and meetinghouse both are nouns.

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

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