churchy

[ chur-chee ]
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adjective,church·i·er, church·i·est.
  1. adhering strictly to the prescribed form in ecclesiastical matters.

  2. intolerant of dissent in one's religion.

  1. of, characteristic of, or suggestive of a church: The stained-glass windows gave the room a churchy look.

Origin of churchy

1
First recorded in 1835–45; church + -y1

Other 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.

    The Pop Star Machine | Daniel Coyle | April 29, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • 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] Oliphant
  • Now, I am very political, and Winifred's very churchy--it doesn't really matter what you take up.

    Lady Connie | Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Brothers 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

churchy

/ (ˈtʃɜːtʃɪ) /


adjectivechurchier or churchiest
  1. like a church, church service, etc

  2. excessively religious

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