"churchlessness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From churchless + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|churchless|ness}} churchless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} churchlessness (uncountable)
  1. Absence of churches. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-churchlessness-en-noun-VCpDDiLH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. Failure to attend a church. Tags: uncountable
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