house of prayer
Example Sentences
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Turkey formally converted The Church of St. Saviour in Chora, known as Kariye in Turkish, into a mosque in 2020, soon after it similarly turned Istanbul’s landmark Haghia Sophia into a Muslim house of prayer.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024
“They were antithetical to our call to be a house of prayer for all,” he said, adding, “There is a lot of work yet to be done.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023
"He took the symbols sacred to our tradition and stood in front of a house of prayer in full expectation that would be a celebratory moment," she said.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2020
The two-and-a-half-hour ceremony blended the majesty of the officially designated national house of prayer, the discipline of his cherished Naval Academy and the unabashed, unapologetic patriotism of a Fourth of July fireworks display.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2018
Almost every rabbi’s home became a house of prayer.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
