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churchwork

churchwork noun: the work done by a church to spread religion.

Noun

churchwork (uncountable)

  1. The work done by a church to spread religion.
    • But from a sister-in-law who only has you in to tea occasionally as a matter of duty, and who is prominent in churchwork, one may, of course, expect anything.1919, James Branch Cabell, Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice, page 286

Origin of churchwork

From Middle English church work, churche woorke, chirche werk, churche werk (also as kyrkwarke, kirkwarke, kirc werke), equivalent to church + work.

Questions about churchwork

What does churchwork mean?
Churchwork means the work done by a church to spread religion.
What part of speech is churchwork?
Churchwork is a noun.

Words near churchwork in the dictionary

  1. churchwide
  2. churchwise
  3. churchwoman
  4. churchwomanship
  5. churchwomen
  6. churchwork
  7. churchy
  8. churchyard
  9. churchyard cough
  10. churchyard coughs
  11. churchyards

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