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churchlings

churchlings is the plural of churchling.

Meaning of churchling

Noun

churchling (plural churchlings)

  1. A church-goer.
    • Neither worldling nor churchling privately possesses his love. The churchling, in prayer and praise, is or ought to be alert to the divine summons as the worldling is not; in race relations and common justice it is sometimes the other way around.1956, David Wesley Soper, Epistle to the skeptics
  2. (diminutive, sometimes) A mere churchman.
    • " [...] And," he added, "it transforms a churchling into a Christian to come into contact with the Pope."1903, The Independent
  3. (derogatory) A bigoted churchman.
    • 'I thought you were going to show us some swordcraft, churchling, not dance steps.' Arlin's tone was mocking. 'Sorry, I mistook you for a girl.'2012, Elspeth Cooper, Songs of the Earth

Questions about churchlings

What is churchlings the plural of?
Churchlings is the plural of churchling.

Words near churchlings in the dictionary

  1. churchlier
  2. churchliest
  3. churchlike
  4. churchliness
  5. churchling
  6. churchlings
  7. churchload
  8. churchloads
  9. churchly
  10. churchman
  11. churchmanly

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