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adj
Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: churchical, churchlike, churchish, churchly, churchy, ecclesial, ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical
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adj
Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
In accordance with ecclesiastical standards or ceremonies; appropriate for or befitting a church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Characteristic of a church; churchy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: churchical
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adjective satellite
resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
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.
