meetinghouse

noun

meet·ing·house ˈmē-tiŋ-ˌhau̇s

: a building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant worship

Examples of meetinghouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Although the city has lost other historic buildings in recent years, according to Building Salt Lake, the meetinghouse was not supposed to be one of them. —

Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024 The meetinghouse was evacuated, the department said. —

Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024 Nearly 50 people who attended a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Utah were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, church officials said Monday. —

Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024 The church went on to say that the meetinghouse will remain closed until the problem has been fixed. —

David Chiu, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for meetinghouse

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First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of meetinghouse was in 1632

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meetinghouse

noun

meet·ing·house -ˌhau̇s

: a building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant worship

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