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churching

churching

8.4
The habit of going to church regularly for services
  • noun
translation icon : asistencia a la iglesia
  • Consider the following statistics (taken from Rodney Stark's "The Churching of America"):

Examples

  • Every Sunday, her family participates in churching at their local parish.

  • Many people find comfort in churching regularly with their community.

  • After moving to the new neighborhood, they started churching at the nearest church.

Synonyms

churchgoing
vschurching
3 3.9

Someone who goes to church regularly and takes part in services

focuses on habit of attending services rather than wider religious practice

Antonyms

nonchurchgoing
7.2

A person who does not go to church regularly

How Often

churching
8.4

Surface Forms

churching singular
churchings plural

Morphology

churching = church (transparent) = church + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization: 'church' + '-ing' yields the act or habit of attending/going to church.

Etymology

Churching comes from church and the ending -ing, and it can mean the action of going to church. So, churching as a habit is 'going to church often' or regularly attending services.