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churchgoer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: CH ER1 CH G OW2 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: chapelgoer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chapelgoer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: person

2

noun

Meaning 2

a religious person who goes to church regularly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: church member

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: religious person

Narrower terms: congregant, Holy Roller, parishioner

History

Etymology

From church + goer.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: practicant — one who goes to church
  • Danish: kirkegænger — one who goes to church
  • Dutch: kerkganger — one who goes to church
  • Dutch: kerkbezoeker — one who goes to church
  • Finnish: kirkossakävijä — one who goes to church
  • French: pratiquant — one who goes to church
  • French: chrétien pratiquant — one who goes to church
  • French: catholique pratiquant — one who goes to church
  • German: Kirchgänger — one who goes to church
  • German: Kirchgängerin — one who goes to church
  • German: Kirchengänger — one who goes to church
  • German: Kirchengängerin — one who goes to church
  • German: Gottesdienstbesucher — one who goes to church
  • German: Gottesdienstbesucherin — one who goes to church
  • German: Kirchenbesucher — one who goes to church
  • German: Kirchenbesucherin — one who goes to church
  • German: Teilnehmer am Gottesdienst — one who goes to church
  • German: Teilnehmerin am Gottesdienst — one who goes to church
  • Irish: Aifreannach — one who goes to church
  • Italian: praticante — one who goes to church
  • Macedonian: црквар (crkvar) — one who goes to church
  • Macedonian: цркварка (crkvarka) — one who goes to church
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kirkegjenger — one who goes to church
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kyrkjegangar — one who goes to church
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kyrkjegjengar — one who goes to church
  • Polish: but see wierzący — one who goes to church
  • Portuguese: fiel — one who goes to church
  • Spanish: practicante — one who goes to church
  • Swedish: kyrkobesökare — one who goes to church
  • Tagalog: maninimba — one who goes to church