church·go·ing
ˈchərch-ˌgō-iŋ 
-ˌgȯ-iŋ,
-ˌgȯiŋ
plural -s
: church attendance especially when habitual
church·go·ing
¦chərch-¦gō-iŋ
-¦gȯ-iŋ,
-¦gȯiŋ
: attending church especially habitually
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2026
The May 2 incident saw more than 30 people storm through a locked door on the church's West 46th Street side entrance while churchgoers were attending a service, New York Police Department's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information (DCPI) told Fox News Digital.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Just as churchgoers will lie about familiarity with Leviticus or Deuteronomy, so too will readers lie about having read Miquel Cervantes and George Eliot.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The Associated Press and USA Today reported that the churchgoers honored the children by wearing pink, purple and blue, visiting their white caskets with photos of each of the children — some alongside their favorite Disney characters — as well as praying and singing as a group.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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Nicholas Shrum, a doctoral student researching Latter-day Saint identity in America, says that some historians point out that Washington was an Anglican and not a weekly churchgoer.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2026
The May 2 incident saw more than 30 people storm through a locked door on the church's West 46th Street side entrance while churchgoers were attending a service, New York Police Department's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information (DCPI) told Fox News Digital.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Just as churchgoers will lie about familiarity with Leviticus or Deuteronomy, so too will readers lie about having read Miquel Cervantes and George Eliot.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
The Associated Press and USA Today reported that the churchgoers honored the children by wearing pink, purple and blue, visiting their white caskets with photos of each of the children — some alongside their favorite Disney characters — as well as praying and singing as a group.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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“Churchgoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churchgoer. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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