"churchgoer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: churchgoers [plural]
Etymology: From church + goer. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|church|goer}} church + goer Head templates: {{en-noun}} churchgoer (plural churchgoers)
  1. One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian. Categories (topical): People Derived forms: nonchurchgoer Coordinate_terms: chapelgoer, mosque-goer, temple-goer, shrinegoer, synagogue-goer, gurdwara-goer Translations (one who goes to church): kirkegænger [common-gender] (Danish), kerkganger [masculine] (Dutch), kerkbezoeker [masculine] (Dutch), kirkossakävijä (Finnish), pratiquant [masculine] (French), chrétien pratiquant [masculine] (French), catholique pratiquant [masculine] (French), Kirchgänger [masculine] (German), Kirchgängerin [feminine] (German), Kirchengänger [masculine] (German), Kirchengängerin [feminine] (German), Gottesdienstbesucher [masculine] (German), Gottesdienstbesucherin [feminine] (German), Kirchenbesucher [masculine] (German), Kirchenbesucherin [feminine] (German), Teilnehmer am Gottesdienst [masculine] (German), Teilnehmerin am Gottesdienst [feminine] (German), Aifreannach [masculine] (Irish), praticante [masculine] (Italian), kirkegjenger [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kyrkjegangar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kyrkjegjengar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), but see wierzący (Polish), fiel [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), kyrkobesökare [common-gender] (Swedish), maninimba (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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