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- [church-lahyk]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌlaɪk/
- /tʃˈɜːtʃlaɪk/
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- [church-lahyk]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃˌlaɪk/
Definitions of churchlike word
- adjective churchlike resembling or appropriate to a church: churchlike silence. 1
- noun churchlike Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service. 1
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Origin of churchlike
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; church + -like
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Parts of speech for Churchlike
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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churchlike popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% 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.
churchlike usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for churchlike
adj churchlike
- ecclesiastic — a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
- ecclesiastical — of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.
- holy — specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- churchy — like a church, church service, etc
adjective churchlike
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
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