churchly.
Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.
Meaning & usage
Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.
Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.
In accordance with ecclesiastical standards or ceremonies; appropriate for or befitting a church.
Characteristic of a church; churchy.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *chirchely, *chirchelich, from Old English ċiriclīċ (“ecclesiastical”), equivalent to church + -ly. Cognate with Scots kirkly (“ecclesiastical”), Dutch kerkelijk (“ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical”), German kirchlich (“ecclesiastical, religious, ecclesiastic”), Swedish kyrklig (“ecclesiastical”). Compare also churchlike.
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