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churchly
[
church
-lee
]
church·ly
/
ˈtʃɜrtʃ
li
/
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[
church
-lee
]
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adjective
of or appropriate for the
church
or a
church
;
ecclesiastical:
churchly vestments.
Origin:
before 900;
Old English
ciriclīc,
equivalent to
cirice
church
+
-līc
-ly
Related forms
church·li·ness,
noun
un·church·ly,
adjective
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churchly
(ˈtʃɜːtʃlɪ)
—
adj
appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs
'churchliness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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