churched

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [churcht]
- /tʃɜrtʃt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [churcht]
- /tʃɜrtʃt/

Definitions of churched word

adjective churched formally presented or taught at church. 1
adjective churched belonging to a church. 1
noun churched a building for public Christian worship. 1
noun churched public worship of God or a religious service in such a building: to attend church regularly. 1
noun churched (sometimes initial capital letter) the whole body of Christian believers; Christendom. 1
noun churched (sometimes initial capital letter) any division of this body professing the same creed and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a Christian denomination: the Methodist Church. 1

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Origin of churched

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English chir(i)che, Old English cir(i)ce ≪ Greek kȳri(a)kón (dôma) the Lord's (house), neuter of kȳriakós of the master, equivalent to kȳ́ri(os) master (kŷr(os) power + -ios noun suffix) + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic; akin to Dutch kerk, German Kirche, Old Norse kirkja. See kirk

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Parts of speech for Churched

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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churched popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for churched

noun churched

bodied — of or relating to the body; bodily.
ordered — neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized: an ordered office.

All 2 Synonyms of churched