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house of God

idiom
Meaning

A church.


Examples
SIMPLE

They visit the house of God every Sunday morning.

CONTEXTUAL

The old stone building has served as a house of God for the local community for over two hundred years.

COMPLEX

The weary traveler sought refuge within the quiet house of God, finding a moment of profound peace away from the bustling city streets.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    basket house

    A cafe or similar establishment where musical performances are given and the performers are then paid with money placed in a basket by members of the audience.

  2. 02

    bet the house

    Synonym of bet the farm.

  3. 03

    bottom the house

    To clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughly.

  4. 04

    bow down before the porcelain god

    Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).

  5. 05

    bring down the house

    To garner enthusiastic or wild applause or laughter.

  6. 06

    call someone everything but a child of God

    To call someone many abusive names.

  7. 07

    eat someone out of house and home

    To consume so much of someone's store of food that little or none is left for the owner.

  8. 08

    God forbid

    indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable

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