divine service

noun

: a service of Christian worship
specifically : such a service that is not sacramental in character

Examples of divine service in a Sentence

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Had that event not occurred, the firstborn rather than the priest or Levite would have undertaken the mission to perform divine service. Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2024 At the invitation of the Evangelical Church and the Council of Churches in Namibia, the mortal remains of two victims of the genocide 1904-1908 in former German Southwest Africa are returned during a divine service. Suyin Haynes, Time, 28 May 2021 Had that event not occurred, the first born rather than the Priest or Levite would have undertaken the mission to perform divine service. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2020 Had that event not occurred, the first born rather than the Priest or Levite would have undertaken the mission to perform divine service in one's home. Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 5 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of divine service was in the 14th century

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“Divine service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divine%20service. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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