"churchly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: churchlier [comparative], churchliest [superlative]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*chirchely}} Middle English *chirchely, {{m|enm|*chirchelich}} *chirchelich, {{inh|en|ang|ċiriclīċ|t=ecclesiastical}} Old English ċiriclīċ (“ecclesiastical”), {{af|en|church|-ly|id2=adjectival}} church + -ly, {{cog|sco|kirkly||ecclesiastical}} Scots kirkly (“ecclesiastical”), {{cog|nl|kerkelijk||ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical}} Dutch kerkelijk (“ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical”), {{cog|de|kirchlich||ecclesiastical, religious, ecclesiastic}} German kirchlich (“ecclesiastical, religious, ecclesiastic”), {{cog|sv|kyrklig||ecclesiastical}} Swedish kyrklig (“ecclesiastical”), {{l|en|churchlike}} churchlike Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} churchly (comparative churchlier, superlative churchliest)
  1. Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical. Synonyms: churchical, churchlike
    Sense id: en-churchly-en-adj-z8HFFXHw
  2. Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.
    Sense id: en-churchly-en-adj-HnUU0v9k
  3. In accordance with ecclesiastical standards or ceremonies; appropriate for or befitting a church.
    Sense id: en-churchly-en-adj-dW2px0iv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 3 66 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 31 11 52 5
  4. Characteristic of a church; churchy.
    Sense id: en-churchly-en-adj-WufxXMuA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anti-churchly, churchliness, unchurchly

Inflected forms

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