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- [church-goh-er]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌgoʊ ər/
- /ˈtʃɜːtʃˌɡəʊ.ər/
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- [church-goh-er]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌgoʊ ər/
Definitions of churchgoer word
- countable noun churchgoer A churchgoer is a person who goes to church regularly. 3
- noun churchgoer a person who attends church regularly 3
- noun churchgoer an adherent of an established Church in contrast to a Nonconformist 3
- noun churchgoer a person who attends church, esp. regularly 3
- noun churchgoer a person who goes to church, especially habitually. 1
- noun churchgoer Chiefly British. a member of the Established Church, in contrast to a Nonconformist. 1
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Origin of churchgoer
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-90; church + go1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Churchgoer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
churchgoer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
churchgoer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for churchgoer
noun churchgoer
- devotee — Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
- votary — a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- disciple — Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- adorer — to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- supplicant — supplicating.
Antonyms for churchgoer
noun churchgoer
- agnostic — An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
- atheist — An atheist is a person who believes that there is no God. Compare agnostic.
- skeptic — a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
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