as in churches
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship
left Edinburgh early in the morning for St. John's Kirk in Perth
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The program is free to schools, churches and community groups.—
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The other is Sacred Harp, a centuries-old style of Protestant shape-note singing that frequently takes place in United churches around Winnipeg.—
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The theaters, the parks, the cathedrals, the skyscrapers.—
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Grain elevators rise like prairie cathedrals.—
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The show took him to Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, India’s Bodhi Tree, Mayan temples in Guatemala, the pyramids of Egypt and the banks of the Ganges River.—
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Its open-air ancient ruins—temples, houses, theaters—are well-preserved and include the Terrace of Lions, private residences, and the Sanctuary of Apollo.—
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