churchly
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of churchly
before 900; Old English ciriclīc, equivalent to cirice church + -līc -ly
Example Sentences
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“Beyond Belief” is far more schematic, to the extent that the various chapters—nine, to be exact—focus on aspects of the game that correspond to churchly concepts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
That theme, explored with light wit and deep humanity, makes this unabashedly churchly novel strikingly relevant to our conflicted political era.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022
In later generations, many Americans would share the Transcendentalists’ conviction that personal enlightenment could supersede churchly doctrines, and followed this faith into diverse forms of self-help and alternative spirituality.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
A video screen shaped like ragged, torn paper was suspended over the Disney organ pipes, on which was presented abstract churchly imagery to set the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2015
And yet, curiously enough, The Proposed Book was in some points more "churchly," using the word in a sense expressive of liturgical accuracy, than the book finally adopted.
From A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by Huntington, William Reed
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