churchgoer

[ church-goh-er ]

See synonyms for: churchgoer churchgoers churchgoing on Thesaurus.com

noun

a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
Chiefly British. a member of the Established Church, in contrast to a Nonconformist.

Origin of churchgoer

First recorded in 1600–90; church + go¹ + -er¹

Other words from churchgoer

churchgoing, noun
non·church·go·er, noun
non·church·go·ing, adjective

Words Nearby churchgoer

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How to use churchgoer in a sentence

Often, the goal is to send churchgoers back into the world renewed, perhaps edified but surely fortified for the trials that await.
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Victims range from students and churchgoers to army officers and government officials.
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The classes are sermon-like, with scripture-sounding narratives and expressions familiar to churchgoers about “moments of grace,” calls to “surrender yourself” and lots of references to letting go of judgment and accepting what is.
Peloton makes toning your glutes feel spiritual. But should Jesus be part of the experience? | Michelle Boorstein | February 5, 2021 | Washington Post
Some are grappling with the prevalence of extremism in America, after seeing co-workers and fellow churchgoers in the Capitol riot.
“I think this is a wake-up call”: Seeing a familiar face in the Capitol riot | Luke Winkie | January 15, 2021 | Vox
He was a regular churchgoer, and once claimed that The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis was his all-time favorite book.
David Foster Wallace, Traditionalist? Considering ‘Both Flesh and Not: Essays’ | David Masciotra | November 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Any churchgoer hoping for more spiritual sustenance went hungry.
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She was not a particularly devout young person, but she had been a regular churchgoer at Zenith.
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Her husband was a good, honest, upright man—a steady churchgoer and zealous worker in many ways.
A Little Girl in Old Boston | Amanda Millie Douglas
He became, therefore, all of a sudden, a violent churchgoer.
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He was a steady churchgoer, and his favorite divine, the preacher at his court chapel, was none other than Uytenbogaert.
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I. | John Lothrop Motley
He is no great churchgoer; yet, when he meets his parish priest, he touches his cap, but almost as he would touch it to an equal.
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British Dictionary definitions for churchgoer

churchgoer

/ (ˈtʃɜːtʃˌɡəʊə) /

noun

a person who attends church regularly
an adherent of an established Church in contrast to a Nonconformist

Derived forms of churchgoer

churchgoing, noun, adjective

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