| adore |
to honor and worship for being divine. [1/3 definitions] |
| altar girl |
a girl who is trained to help the priest during church worship services. |
| celebrate |
to perform as part of public worship. [1/3 definitions] |
| chapel |
a small building, or a room in a larger building, used for worship. |
| glorify |
to praise, honor, or worship. [1/2 definitions] |
| house |
A house can be a building that is used for a particular type of thing. A church is sometimes called a house of worship. A coffee house is a place where people come to talk and drink coffee. [1/5 definitions] |
| idol |
a statue or image of a god that is used as an object of worship. [1/2 definitions] |
| menorah |
a candlestick with seven or nine branches, used in Jewish worship. |
| mosque |
a Muslim place of worship. |
| prayer1 |
communication with a divine being as a means of worship or giving thanks. [1/6 definitions] |
| pulpit |
the raised platform in a house of worship where a member of the clergy stands to speak to the gathered people. |
| Puritan |
a member of a group of Protestants in England in the 1500s and 1600s. The Puritans believed in simpler forms of worship and strict morals. Some Puritans came to live in what is now Massachusetts. |
| religion |
a set of beliefs about how the universe was made and what its purpose is. Religion usually involves worship of a god or gods, and the belief in certain ideas about right and wrong behavior. [1/3 definitions] |
| Sabbath |
Saturday, the day of rest and worship for Jews and some Christians. [2 definitions] |
| sacred |
When people believe that something is sacred, they believe that it is touched by God or is part of God in some way. When something is sacred to them, they honor it or worship it. [1/2 definitions] |
| sacrifice |
the gift of something to a god as an act of worship. [1/7 definitions] |
| Shinto |
a major religion in Japan. People of the Shinto religion worship nature and ancestors. |
| synagogue |
a place used by Jews for worship and religious instruction. |
| temple1 |
A temple is a place of religion where people go to pray and worship and sometimes to listen to someone speak about their god or gods. Hindus, Buddhists, and Jews are some of the people who use temples as their place of religion. Temples can look very different from each other. |
| usher |
a person who shows people to their seats in a house of worship, theater, or stadium. [1/2 definitions] |
| worship |
When people worship their god or gods, they give their love and praise to them. Many people worship in a place of religion such as a church, temple, or mosque. Some people worship just by praying at home or some other place. [2 definitions] |