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A religious service mainly in song.

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  • SERVICE
    The act of bringing to notice, either actually or constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law; as, the service of a subpoena or an attachment. (more info) 1. The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the performance of labor for
  • SERVICEABLE
    1. Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous. "Serviceable to religion and learning". Atterbury. "Serviceable tools." Macaulay. I know thee well,
  • SERVICE; SERVICE
    A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus Pyrus, as Pyrus domestica and P. torminalis of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see Shad bush, under Shad). They have clusters of small,
  • RELIGIOUS
    1. Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion; teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers, houses, wars. Our law forbids
  • RELIGIOUSLY
    In a religious manner. Drayton.
  • RELIGIOUSNESS
    The quality of being religious.
  • SERVICEAGE
    Servitude. Fairfax.
  • SERVICE UNIFORM
    The uniform prescribed in regulations for active or routine service, in distinction from dress, full dress, etc. In the United States army it is of olive-drab woolen or khaki-colored cotton, with all metal attachments of dull-finish bronze, with
  • SERVICE CAP; SERVICE HAT
    A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full-dress uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn. In the United States army the service cap is round, about 3½ inches high, flat-topped, with a visor. The service hat is of soft felt of khaki
  • MAINLY
    Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. Bacon. Shak.
  • PUBLIC-SERVICE CORPORATION; QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATION
    A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the general public convenience or safety.
  • BOND SERVICE
    The condition of a bond servant; sevice without wages; slavery. Their children . . . upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service. 1 Kings ix. 21.
  • UNSERVICE
    Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. Massinger.
  • IRRELIGIOUS
    1. Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious motives or principles; ungodly. Cf. Impiou. Shame and reproach are generally the portion of the impious and irreligious. South. 2. Indicating a want of religion; profane; wicked; as, irreligious
  • IRRELIGIOUSNESS
    The state or quality of being irreligious; ungodliness.
  • UNRELIGIOUS
    Irreligious. Wordsworth.
  • SUPERSERVICEABLE
    Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired. "A superserviceable, finical rogue." Shak.
  • KNIGHT SERVICE
    A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See Chivalry, n., 4.
  • DISSERVICEABLE
    Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious; harmful; unserviceable. Shaftesbury. -- Dis*serv"ice*a*ble*ness, n. Norris. -- Dis*serv"ice*a*bly, adv.
  • KNIGHT SERVICE; KNIGHT'S SERVICE
    1. The military service by rendering which a knight held his lands; also, the tenure of lands held on condition of performing military service. By far the greater part of England is held of the king by knight's service. . . . In
  • EYESERVICE
    Service performed only under inspection, or the eye of an employer. Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers. Col. iii. 22.
  • CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
    The substitution of business principles and methods for political methods in the conduct of the civil service. esp. the merit system instead of the spoils system in making appointments to office.

 

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