house of God
Americannoun
-
Also called house of worship,. Also called house of prayer. a building devoted to religious worship; a church, synagogue, temple, chapel, etc.
-
Islam. Also House of God Kaʿba.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In contrast, the humble house of God on “Leanne” feels like a familiar experience to churchgoers.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025
“This guy was not an idiot as he looked at us. He said, ‘You don’t have to be out here, this is the house of God.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
There he constructed the Kaaba, considered by Muslims to be the house of God and the most sacred site in Islam.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Muslims have been prohibited from kissing or touching the cube-shaped Kaaba, the metaphorical house of God at the center of Mecca that pilgrims circle as they complete the hajj.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
And now I can recall the picture of the grey old house of God rising calm before me, of a rook wheeling round the steeple, of a ruddy morning sky beyond.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
