churchly
adjective
unchurchly
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a word derived from
churchly.
Example Sentences
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Into his pious story she can bring a wealth of unchurchly anecdotes because, trekking around his desert diocese on his cream-colored mule, Bishop Latour was respectfully studious of its folklore.
From Time Magazine Archive
One says bizarre, simply because it is curious, and not because it is unchurchly in any sense of the word, for it is not.
From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
As for Mr. Calvert, in spite of Mr. Morris's predilections, he was of the opinion that of the two—the unchurchly bishop and the pretty intrigante—Monsieur de Talleyrand was the more admirable character.
From Calvert of Strathore by Carter Goodloe
This especial old church, box-like and unchurchly without and ancient within, was rarely used for worship except in the summer months.
From Three Young Knights by Annie Hamilton Donnell
He started no world- religion; founded no church—not even such a quite unchurchly church as that which came to exist on the teachings of Confucius.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
