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- [church-lee]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃ li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [church-lee]
- /ˈtʃɜrtʃ li/
Definitions of churchly word
- adjective churchly appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs 3
- adjective churchly of or fit for a church 3
- adjective churchly belonging to a church 3
- adjective churchly of or appropriate for the church or a church; ecclesiastical: churchly vestments. 1
- noun churchly Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical. 1
- adjective churchly Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church. 0
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Origin of churchly
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Old English ciriclīc, equivalent to cirice church + -līc -ly
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Parts of speech for Churchly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
churchly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
churchly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for churchly
adj churchly
- 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.
- churchlike — resembling or appropriate to a church: churchlike silence.
adjective churchly
- spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
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