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churchy

adj
/ˈtʃɜːtʃi/UK

Etymology

From church + -y.

  1. derived from *ḱewh₁-✻
  2. derived from κυριακόν
  3. inherited from *kirikā✻
  4. inherited from ċiriċe
  5. inherited from chirche
  6. suffixed as churchy — “church + y”

Definitions

  1. Piously Christian.

    • I was staying with my mother's sister, a retired character actress with a churchy streak.

  2. Resembling a church.

    • Your house looks kind of churchy.

  3. Reminiscent of a church service.

    • The party had a churchy atmosphere.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. one who is piously Christian

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA