place of worship vs church

church vs place of worship

place of worship and church both are nouns.

place of worship is not a verb while church is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
place of worship	Yes	No	No	No
church	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, church is a hyponym of place of worship; that is, church is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than place of worship:

place of worship: any building where congregations gather for prayer
church: a place for public (especially Christian) worship

Other hyponyms of place of worship include bethel, chapel, church building, conventicle, meetinghouse, masjid, musjid, mosque, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle, temple, temple.

place of worship (noun)	church (noun)
any building where congregations gather for prayer	a service conducted in a house of worship
	a place for public (especially Christian) worship
	one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
	the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church

place of worship (verb)	church (verb)
	perform a special church rite or service for

Difference between place of worship and church

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