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礼拝する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	礼れい拝はいする	礼れい拝はいしない
Polite	礼れい拝はいします	礼れい拝はいしません
Past polite	礼れい拝はいしました	礼れい拝はいしませんでした
Past	礼れい拝はいした	礼れい拝はいしなかった
Te-form	礼れい拝はいして	礼れい拝はいしないで
Desire	礼れい拝はいしたい	礼れい拝はいしたくない
Potential	礼れい拝はいできる	礼れい拝はいできない
Passive	礼れい拝はいされる	礼れい拝はいされない
Causative	礼れい拝はいさせる	礼れい拝はいさせない
Causative passive	礼れい拝はいさせられる	礼れい拝はいさせられない
Volitional	礼れい拝はいしよう
Polite volitional	礼れい拝はいしましょう
Imperative	礼れい拝はいしろ	礼れい拝はいするな
Conditional	礼れい拝はいすれば	礼れい拝はいしなければ
Tara conditional	礼れい拝はいしたら	礼れい拝はいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

worship; church service

Primarily used for Christian worship or a church service. Can also refer to worship in other religious contexts, but the Christian association is strong.

日にち曜よう日びの朝あさ、教きょう会かいで礼れい拝はいに参さん加かした。
I attended the worship service at church on Sunday morning.
彼かれは毎まい日にち、神かみを礼れい拝はいしている。
He worships God every day.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で礼れい拝はいするto hold/attend worship at a place
毎まい週しゅう日にち曜よう日びに教きょう会かいで礼れい拝はいをする。
We hold worship at the church every Sunday.
礼れい拝はいに出しゅっ席せきするto attend a worship service
彼かれは毎まい週しゅう礼れい拝はいに出しゅっ席せきしている。
He attends worship every week.
礼れい拝はいを行おこなうto conduct a worship service
牧ぼく師しが朝あさの礼れい拝はいを行おこなった。
The pastor conducted the morning worship service.

Kanji

礼salute, bow, ceremony
拝worship, adore, pray to

Related words

崇すう拝はいN1
崇拝 is broader adoration or reverence (e.g. of an idol or idea), while 礼拝 specifically denotes formal religious worship, especially a Christian service.
拝おがむN2
拝む is the everyday verb for pressing one's hands together in prayer or reverence, whereas 礼拝 is the more formal noun for an organized worship service.
ミサ
礼拝 is the general term for a religious worship service used across Christian denominations and other religions, while ミサ specifically denotes the Catholic Mass.

Don't confuse with

参さん拝ぱい
礼拝 and 参拝 share the kanji 拝 and both involve religious devotion, but 参拝 specifically means visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple to pray, not attending a Christian-style service like 礼拝.

Word family

礼れい拝はい堂どう
chapel · worship hall (Buddhist temple)
礼れい拝はい式しき
worship service; religious ceremony
礼れい拝はい所しょ
place of worship
偶ぐう像ぞう礼れい拝はい
idolatry; idol worship

Etymology

Compound of 礼 (rei, 'ritual, etiquette') and 拝 (hai, 'worship, bow'), referring to a formal act of worship. The specific Christian nuance developed after the term was adopted for Western religious practices.