divine service Meaning of "divine service"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the act of public worship following prescribed rules

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Usage(s):

  1. Vicarious churchgoers, participating in divine service by fiddling with the dials of their super-heterodynes, are affected only by voices, miss the presence of preachers.
  2. He attended divine service on Sundays.
  3. The difficulty of attending divine service in Dublin without being interrupted by the detonation of bombs.
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/ˌæ prɪ ˈhɛn sɪv /