house of worship
noun [ C ] uk/ˌhaʊs əv ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ us/ˌhaʊs əv ˈwɝː.ʃɪp/
宗教场所,礼拜堂
a church, mosque, or other building where people go for religious services
The bill proposed banning casinos from within 1,500 feet of any home, school, or house of worship. 该项议案建议禁止在住宅、学校或宗教场所1500英尺之内开设赌场。
The Gurdwara has a door on each of its four sides, as does every Sikh house of worship. 这所古德瓦拉四面都有门,一如所有锡克教庙宇。
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- This sound desk is ideal for live performance environments such as concert halls, theatres, and houses of worship.
- 5.1 percent said that they pray most often in a house of worship while 79.4 percent say that they pray most often at home.
- Pope John Paul II was the first pontiff to visit and pray in a Muslim house of worship.
- Ihsan Bagby, lead researcher on a study of American mosques, said Islamic houses of worship have a special place in this country.
- The building was the first Jewish house of worship in the Arizona Territory and remained the only synagogue in the state until 1926.