churchlike

Examples

• All

• The ambience is churchlike, but Mr. Johnson's mission this night is as much secular as it is spiritual.

• The front windows were long, narrow, and churchlike.

  Fiction book (1992)

• But there was no altar, no cross or other religious symbols, and no churchlike appearance.

  Academic text (1997)

• None of the musicians or speakers who later came on stage wore religious robes or anything churchlike.

  Academic text (1997)

• Pearl hums to herself sometimes, pretty, churchlike pieces of songs that make her face crease with feeling.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The glowing wall and words are surrounded by darkness, giving the simple arrangement a churchlike drama of light and revelation.

Synonyms

C

churchly

vschurchlike

1 8.2

Having the look or feel of a church, often quiet and formal

focuses on general resemblance or shared qualities rather than suitability for worship

C

churchy

vschurchlike

1 6.8

Like the music or mood you hear in a church

is about overall resemblance and feeling rather than specific typical features

C

churchified

vschurchlike

9.2

Having the look or feel of a church

describes resemblance without implying deliberate change or remodeling

Antonyms

S

secular

143 4.7

Not connected with religion, about everyday and public life

How Churchlike

ecclesiastical

• Formal

12 9.9

churchly

1 8.2

churchlike

4.4

churchy

1 6.8

plain

50 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology