churchy
Americanadjective
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adhering strictly to the prescribed form in ecclesiastical matters.
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intolerant of dissent in one's religion.
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of, characteristic of, or suggestive of a church.
The stained-glass windows gave the room a churchy look.
adjective
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like a church, church service, etc
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excessively religious
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“Expensive, elevated and fresh. It’s not churchy, which is my biggest issue with incense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
That is why NAR apostles and prophets sometimes stay on the down-low — by foregoing churchy garb and open use of their titles, for instance.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2023
But in both songs, the music swells behind him, with churchy organ and robust major chords, pealing guitar and gospelly choir harmonies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
The organ works — a churchy “Retrospection” and Bachian Organ Suite No. 1 expertly played by Nathaniel Gumbs — revealed yet another little-heard side of Price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Ever since Milton could remember, Tessie had been in the house, wearing the stiff, churchy oufits her mother found so amusing.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
In retrospect, in the churchier precincts of the memory, the election of 1960 has, for some, a numinous glow.
From Time Magazine Archive
By Ruth GrahamPosted Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at 9:05 AM ET New England used to be one of the churchiest places in America.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2012
She isn't rich, either, but poor as the churchiest mouse!
From Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley by Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert) Rowe
They are, as one may say, the churchiest churches in Europe—the fullest of gathered memories, of the experience of their office.
From Italian Hours by Henry James
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