churchy
adjective
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Definition of churchy
1 : marked by strict conformity or zealous adherence to the forms or beliefs of a church
2 : of or suggestive of a church or church services
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Sacraments, good works, churchy things, not so much. — John Timpane, Philly.com, "'Dangerous Mystic': A true, gripping tale of a man's perilous search for God," 6 Apr. 2018 Also in residence is Elizabeth’s churchy sister Clarissa (Julia Glander) and her husband, Max (David Wolber), an affable German-American doctor who watched his practice and his home go up in flames after war with Germany was declared. — John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Meadow Brook turns serious with 'The Snow Geese'," 29 Mar. 2018 Blue Note players like Horace Silver and Art Blakey reacted with a new bluesy, churchy form with a driving backbeat called Hard bop. — Longreads, "The Brief Career and Self-Imposed Exile of Jutta Hipp, Jazz Pianist," 4 Aug. 2017 Chance the Rapper led his congregation of 18,3000 to church without being too churchy; his random cursing took care of that.'' — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Chance the Rapper, Brian McKnight, Norah Jones: Also Playing," 17 May 2017 Mr. Cohen’s sepulchral, deadpan intonation is set within angelic voices, Gypsy violins and often an organ that can be churchy or bluesy; each verse could be last words. — Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica And Nate Chinen, New York Times, "The Best in Culture 2016," 7 Dec. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'churchy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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