churchly
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8.2
- adjective
- /ˈtʃɜːrʧli/
:
eclesiástico
- I do not know whether such churchly gigantism has been exported recently to other shores, but I suspect there may be fertile soil for the megachurch in such countries as Australia and Brazil.
- churchly right
Examples
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Conservative evangelicalism names those stretches of coastline where the battered rock face still bears a dull semblance of the confessional and churchly Protestantism that once stood there.
Blog text (30) -
This churchly room is in New York; it must protect itself.
Fiction book (1996) -
Of course, they opposed them when the political authorities disagreed with churchly officials.
Academic text (2001) -
The address was obviously written presupposing some knowledge of Mennonite life and churchly practice.
Academic text (1992) -
I think this is because John Cole has certain sleeper instincts left from his Republican days, such as a certain churchly congeniality.
Blog text (3) -
It is capable of assimilating a very wide range of both political and theological opinion, and there is no inherent reason why it must stand in conflict with the faith convictions of the confessional or "churchly" religions.
Academic text (1991) -
He looked forward to a gin and tonic, but Archie, Virginia, and Vi, loosely grouped at the foot of the stairs, had become absorbed by churchly problems.
Fiction book (1990) -
These phrases "invisible Church" and "little flock of the elect" were prominent among Protestant theologians of the Reformation, proclaiming direct contact with God without the need for churchly intermediaries.
Academic text (2007) -
The atmosphere in the ancient cathedral was undeniably churchly, filled with the scent of incense and the sound of quiet prayers.
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She found solace in the churchly silence, where the only noise came from the soft echoes of footsteps on the stone floor.
Synonyms
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9.3
Relating to a church, its leaders, or its work
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6.8
Like the music or mood you hear in a church
Having the look or quiet feeling of a church
Having the look or feel of a church
Antonyms
How Churchlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Churchly comes from church plus the ending -ly, where -ly means 'like' or 'in the style of'. The word church originally meant 'the Lord's house', so churchly describes something that is 'like' or suitable for a church.