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divine service
divine service n (Ecclesiastical Terms) a service of the Christian church, esp one at which no sacrament is given serv•ice1 (ˈsɜr vɪs)
n., adj., v. -iced, -ic•ing. n. 1. an act of helpful activity; help; aid. 2. the supplying or supplier of utilities, commodities, or other facilities that meet a public need, as water, electricity, communication, or transportation. 3. the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance or repair: guaranteed service and parts. 4. the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service. 5. the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant. 6. employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc. 7. a department of public employment, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service. 8. the duty or work of public servants. 9. a. the armed forces: in the service. b. a branch of the armed forces. 10. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon. 11. Often, services. the performance of any duties or work for another: medical services. 12. something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit. 13. Also called divine service. public religious worship according to prescribed form and order. 14. a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service. 15. the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc. 16. a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy. 17. a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use. 18. answering service. 19. Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person. 20. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a. the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve. b. the ball or shuttlecock as put into play. 21. the mating of a female animal with the male. adj. 22. of service; useful. 23. of, pertaining to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food. 24. supplying services rather than products or goods: the service professions. 25. supplying maintenance and repair: a service center for electrical appliances. 26. of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces or one of them. 27. providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service contract. v.t. 28. to make fit for use; repair or restore: to service an automobile. 29. to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services. 30. (of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal). 31. to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments. [before 1100; late Old English serfise ceremony < Old French servise, service < Latin servitium servitude, derivative of serv(us) slave] serv•ice2 (ˈsɜr vɪs)
n. a service tree, esp. Sorbus domestica. [1520–30; earlier serves, pl. of obsolete serve service tree, Middle English; Old English syrfe < Vulgar Latin *sorbea, derivative of Latin sorbus sorb1] Ser•vice (ˈsɜr vɪs)
n. Robert W(illiam), 1874–1958, Canadian writer. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  divine service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"religious service, servicereligious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaningchurch service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"devotional - a short religious serviceprayer meeting, prayer service - a service at which people sing hymns and pray togetherchapel service, chapel - a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel"committal service - service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday"none - a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earliervesper - a late afternoon or evening worship servicewatch night - a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service |
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Synonyms for divine servicenoun the act of public worship following prescribed rulesSynonymsRelated Words- religious ceremony
- religious ritual
- church service
- church
- devotional
- prayer meeting
- prayer service
- chapel service
- chapel
- committal service
- none
- vesper
- watch night
- invocation
- supplication
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