"churchful" meaning in All languages combined

See churchful on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: churchfuls [plural], churchesful [plural]
Etymology: From church + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|church|ful|pos=noun}} church + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|churchesful}} churchful (plural churchfuls or churchesful)
  1. As many as a church will hold.

Inflected forms

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