meeting house

meet·ing house

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mee-ting noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈmi tɪŋ noun, adjective haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mee-ting noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈmi tɪŋ noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of meeting house words

noun meeting house a house or building for religious worship. 1
noun meeting house a house of worship for Quakers. 1
countable noun meeting house A meeting house is a building in which certain groups of Christians, for example Quakers, meet in order to worship together. 0
noun meeting house the place in which certain religious groups, esp Quakers, hold their meetings for worship 0
noun meeting house a large Māori tribal hall 0
noun meeting house Alternative form of meetinghouse. 0

See all 6 definitions of meeting house

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Origin of meeting house

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Meeting house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Meeting house

meeting house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for meeting house

noun meeting house

confluence — The confluence of two rivers is the place where they join and become one larger river.
focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.

All 3 Synonyms of meeting house

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