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churchgoers

church·go·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [church-goh-er]
    • /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌgoʊ ər/
    • /ˈtʃɜːtʃˌɡəʊ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [church-goh-er]
    • /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌgoʊ ər/

Definitions of churchgoers word

  • noun churchgoers a person who goes to church, especially habitually. 1
  • noun churchgoers Chiefly British. a member of the Established Church, in contrast to a Nonconformist. 1
  • noun churchgoers Plural form of churchgoer. 1
  • noun churchgoers plural of churchgoer. 0

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Origin of churchgoers

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 Churchgoers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

churchgoers 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 about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

churchgoers usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for churchgoers

noun churchgoers

  • throng — a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
  • crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
  • parish — an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
  • gathering — a drawing together; contraction.
  • audience — The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.

Antonyms for churchgoers

noun churchgoers

  • separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
  • division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
  • 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.

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