"churchify" meaning in All languages combined

See churchify on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: churchifies [present, singular, third-person], churchifying [participle, present], churchified [participle, past], churchified [past]
Etymology: From church + -ify. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|church|ify}} church + -ify Head templates: {{en-verb}} churchify (third-person singular simple present churchifies, present participle churchifying, simple past and past participle churchified)
  1. (transitive, colloquial) To make churchy; to make more religious, or bring under the control or influence of the church. Tags: colloquial, transitive

Inflected forms

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