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Definition of meetinghouse

meetinghouse

/ˈmiːtɪŋˌhaʊs/
meet · ing · house
Plural:meetinghouses
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meetinghouse Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant, Quaker, or Mormon religious worship.

Example

"The Quakers gathered quietly in the historic brick meetinghouse for their Sunday service."

2

American In colonial New England, a central community building used for both religious services and municipal town meetings.

Example

"Every spring, residents of the village convened at the old wooden meetinghouse to vote on local taxes and road repairs."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the 17th century by English Puritans and Quakers who rejected the term 'church' as referring to a physical building, reserving 'church' strictly for the congregation of believers and calling their place of worship a 'meetinghouse.'

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Meetinghouse. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/meetinghouse
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