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churchwards

churchwards is the plural of churchward.

Meaning of churchward

Adverb

churchward (not comparable)

  1. Towards a church.

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Adverb

churchwards (not comparable)

  1. Towards a church.
    • Presently we began to pass little knots of people trudging along churchwards.1888, John Kirkwood Leys, The Lindsays, volume 1, page 40

Forms of churchwards

alternative formchurchward

Origin of churchwards

From church + -wards.

Questions about churchwards

What does churchwards mean?
Churchwards means towards a church.
What is churchwards the plural of?
Churchwards is the plural of churchward.
What part of speech is churchwards?
Churchwards is an adverb.

Words near churchwards in the dictionary

  1. churchwardenesses
  2. churchwardenly
  3. churchwardens
  4. churchwardenship
  5. churchwardenships
  6. churchwards
  7. churchway
  8. churchways
  9. churchwear
  10. Churchwell
  11. Churchwells

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