meetinghouse
noun
meet·ing·house
ˈmē-tiŋ-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant worship
Examples of meetinghouse in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The shooting took place after an argument reportedly broke out during a funeral service at a local meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
—
Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Two people were killed, and six others were injured in a shooting outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday night.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
The gunfire erupted in the parking lot of the Rose Park 5th Ward meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where mourners had gathered for a memorial service Wednesday night, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for meetinghouse
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Two people were killed, and six others were injured in a shooting outside a meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday night.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
The gunfire erupted in the parking lot of the Rose Park 5th Ward meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where mourners had gathered for a memorial service Wednesday night, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for meetinghouse
Cite this Entry
“Meetinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meetinghouse. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
meetinghouse
noun
meet·ing·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant worship
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share