unchurchly
- 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
The snore broke off in the middle and with a sharp and most unchurchly ejaculation, as if the snorer had been awakened suddenly and painfully.
From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
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 Donnell, Annie Hamilton
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 Morris, Kenneth
On the great massive towers of Laon's cathedral is to be seen a most curious and unchurchly symbolism in the shape of great stone effigies of oxen, pointing north, east, south, and west.
From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
