divine service

noun

1. service ¹( def 15 ).

divine service

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of divine service¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

"Beautiful Belles, welcome to my court and the beginnings of your divine service to our world. Without you and the gods, we would be nothing."

From Literature

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 Literature

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

It consists of a devotional treatise on the divine service, followed by a translation and explanation of the Hours and Masses of Our Lady as used by the sisters.

From Project Gutenberg

“Oh, dear me, no; but this man walks round p. 255the town just before divine service, and the ringing of his bell warns the people that it is time for them to go to church.”

From Project Gutenberg