churchlike
churchlike adjective: resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
Adjective
churchlike (comparative more churchlike, superlative most churchlike)
- Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
- The new part, containing the schoolroom and dormitory, was lit by mullioned and latticed windows, which gave it a church-like aspect […]1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 5, in Jane Eyre
- The court was filled. Some people even stood behind the churchlike benches in the rear.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 13, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 69
- Synonyms:
- churchical, churchly, churchy, ecclesiastical, churchish, ecclesial, ecclesiastic
Synonyms of churchlike
Forms of churchlike
| comparative | more churchlike |
|---|---|
| superlative | most churchlike |
Origin of churchlike
From church + -like. Compare Scots kirklyk, kirklike (“ecclesiastical”).
Words formed from churchlike
Questions about churchlike
- What does churchlike mean?
- Churchlike means resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.
- What part of speech is churchlike?
- Churchlike is an adjective.
Words near churchlike in the dictionary
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