house of God
Americannoun
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Also called house of worship,. Also called house of prayer. a building devoted to religious worship; a church, synagogue, temple, chapel, etc.
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Islam. Also House of God Kaʿba.
noun
Example Sentences
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In contrast, the humble house of God on “Leanne” feels like a familiar experience to churchgoers.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2025
In a message to his congregation days after the cathedral went up in flames, he called it a house of God, but a home to all.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 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
Mecca is home to Islam’s holiest shrine, the cube-shaped Kaaba, the metaphorical house of God located in the city’s Grand Mosque.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2022
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
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