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- [church-goh-er]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌgoʊ ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [church-goh-er]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌgoʊ ər/
Definitions of churchgoing word
- noun churchgoing a person who goes to church, especially habitually. 1
- noun churchgoing Chiefly British. a member of the Established Church, in contrast to a Nonconformist. 1
- noun churchgoing Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian. 1
- noun churchgoing The practice of regularly attending church. 0
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Origin of churchgoing
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 Churchgoing
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churchgoing 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.
churchgoing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for churchgoing
adj churchgoing
- righteous — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- pious — having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- devout — A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
- dedicated — You use dedicated to describe someone who enjoys a particular activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it.
- devoted — Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
adjective churchgoing
- religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
Antonyms for churchgoing
adj churchgoing
- irreligious — not religious; not practicing a religion and feeling no religious impulses or emotions.
- irreverent — not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: an irreverent reply.
- immoral — violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- sinful — characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
- vile — wretchedly bad: a vile humor.
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