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divine service

American  

noun

  1. service.

divine service British  

noun

  1. a service of the Christian church, esp one at which no sacrament is given

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of divine service

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

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We went to football on Saturday and divine service on Sunday, often wearing the same kind of clothes — this was back when we dressed properly for a game.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2015

This failed to move the rich skinflint, so the church suspended all divine service.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anglican Bishop Donald Marsh solemnly intoned: "It apper-taineth to the office of a deacon, in the church where he shall be appointed to serve, to assist the priest in divine service ..."

From Time Magazine Archive

Inspiration & Fellowship Vicarious churchgoers, participating in divine service by fiddling with the dials of their super-heterodynes, are affected only by voices, miss the presence of preachers.

From Time Magazine Archive

An hour ago she had declined to go to Meeting, saying airily that she and her grandfather had seldom attended divine service, except for the Christmas Mass. What an uproar she had caused!

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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