house of God

[ hous uhv god ]

noun

1. Also called house of worship, a building devoted to religious worship; a church, synagogue, temple, chapel, etc.
2. Also House of God. Islam. Kaʿba.

house of God

noun

1. a church, temple, or chapel

Example Sentences

“There is freedom in the house of God,” sang Juan Carlos Calderon quietly to himself, his hands drawn up to his chin in prayer.

From Los Angeles Times

“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

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

"Why didn't you let a fallen hero, the third from this village, into the house of God?!" a bearded man bellowed at an ashen-faced priest holding a wooden cross.

From Reuters

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