churchy
adhering strictly to the prescribed form in ecclesiastical matters.
intolerant of dissent in one's religion.
of, characteristic of, or suggestive of a church: The stained-glass windows gave the room a churchy look.
Origin of churchy
1Other words from churchy
- church·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby churchy
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How to use churchy in a sentence
It was beautiful, but it was churchy, which made sense because her dad was a minister.
When Mr. and Mrs. Beecham commenced life, they had both the warmest feeling of opposition to the Church and everything churchy.
Phoebe, Junior | Mrs [Margaret] OliphantNow, I am very political, and Winifred's very churchy--it doesn't really matter what you take up.
Lady Connie | Mrs. Humphry WardBrothers Inskip and Macdonald are not square on the Freemason question and are churchy.
Birth of a Reformation | Andrew Byers"I don't think I was ever a very religious person," she replied, mistaking the word religious for 'churchy.'
Geoffrey Hampstead | Thomas Stinson Jarvis
That night the Rogersons went to church in a body, as usual, for they were a churchy family.
A Humble Enterprise | Ada Cambridge
British Dictionary definitions for churchy
/ (ˈtʃɜːtʃɪ) /
like a church, church service, etc
excessively religious
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