Gottesdienst — meaning in English

English meaning

• church noun A building used for Christian worship.
• prayer noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.
• service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
• worship noun Reverence and devotion shown to a god or sacred figure.

Senses

Gottesdienst is used for these senses in English:

• church (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]
• church service A formalized period of communal worship, often but not exclusively occurring on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing Sabbatarianism.
• divine service (countable, Christianity) A service of public Christian worship.
• prayer A meeting held for the express purpose of praying.
• service A religious rite or ritual.
• worship The religious ceremonies that express this devotion.

church — full definition

1. noun A building used for Christian worship.
2. noun A religious service held for Christian worship.
3. noun A particular Christian denomination or organized branch of Christianity.
4. noun Christians collectively, or organized religion viewed as an institution.

prayer — full definition

1. noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.
2. noun A hoped-for outcome that seems very unlikely; a faint chance.

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