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churchly

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church⋅ly

  [church-lee]
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–adjective
of or appropriate for the church or a church; ecclesiastical: churchly vestments.
Origin:
bef. 900; OE ciriclīc, equiv. to cirice church + -līc -ly

Related forms:
church⋅li⋅ness, noun
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church·ly   (chûrch'lē)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to a church.

  2. Appropriate for or suggestive of a church: "aspires to the pure fragrance of churchly incense" (Martin Bernheimer).

church'li·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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