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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It’s accompanied mostly by Russell’s banjo picking, but adds churchy overtones.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
And soon enough, a much churchier view — Cartesian dualism — emerged.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 4 June 2024
Nicky gets some solidarity from his sister Alex (Emily Donahoe), joking that their churchy folks (Kate Burton and Michael Countryman) have had to absorb the disappointment of a gay son and a divorced daughter and now get the fresh blow of a divorced gay son.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
Sullivan's music carries the churchy emotionality and down-to-earth detail of vintage Southern soul into the everyday situations and electronic soundscapes of hip-hop.
—Jon Pareles New York Times, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
For years, the mix of daily foot traffic—young and old, churchy and kite-high—was disastrous.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020
West is nothing if not earnest in his gospel homage, with tracks featuring choirs, churchy keyboard chords, frequent allusions to biblical verse and a cameo from gospel vocalist Fred Hammond.
—Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019
Sacraments, good works, churchy things, not so much.
—John Timpane, Philly.com, 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, 29 Mar. 2018
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
And soon enough, a much churchier view — Cartesian dualism — emerged.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 4 June 2024
Nicky gets some solidarity from his sister Alex (Emily Donahoe), joking that their churchy folks (Kate Burton and Michael Countryman) have had to absorb the disappointment of a gay son and a divorced daughter and now get the fresh blow of a divorced gay son.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
Sullivan's music carries the churchy emotionality and down-to-earth detail of vintage Southern soul into the everyday situations and electronic soundscapes of hip-hop.
—Jon Pareles New York Times, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
For years, the mix of daily foot traffic—young and old, churchy and kite-high—was disastrous.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020
West is nothing if not earnest in his gospel homage, with tracks featuring choirs, churchy keyboard chords, frequent allusions to biblical verse and a cameo from gospel vocalist Fred Hammond.
—Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019
Sacraments, good works, churchy things, not so much.
—John Timpane, Philly.com, 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, 29 Mar. 2018
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“Churchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churchy. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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