Churchish
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Like a church; (solidly or piously) Christian. rare
"He does not embrace with the same churchish charity all of the poor, white as well as black, as Dr. King docs in demanding a "Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged" — a federal government effort to compensate for deprivation and discrimination."
- 2 Participating in the world at large; ecumenical, mainstream, non-insular. comparative, rare
"Simplistically put, churchish British national revivals compare to semi-churchish Australian revivals, to semi-churchish regional Canadian revivals, and un-churchish American national revivals."
Example
More examples"He does not embrace with the same churchish charity all of the poor, white as well as black, as Dr. King docs in demanding a "Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged" — a federal government effort to compensate for deprivation and discrimination."
Etymology
From church + -ish.
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