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church·ly (chûrch

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adj.

1. Of or relating to a church.

2. Appropriate for or suggestive of a church: "aspires to the pure fragrance of churchly incense" (Martin Bernheimer).

churchli·ness n.

churchly [ˈtʃɜːtʃlɪ]

adj

appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs

churchliness n

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Adj.

churchly - resembling or suggesting or appropriate to a church; "churchlike silence"; "the pure fragrance of churchly incense"

religious - having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude"

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Churchliness ecclesiastical			Our Song": How can music/Be so churchly serene/That it makes me kneel/On cold stone floors and weep? A Gleam in the Eye by Internet Bookwatch At the least, Merton challenges us to accept revelation beyond our narrow churchly boundaries, but compatible with the Logos or universal Spirit. Thiswordly and otherworldly: Hinduism and Buddhism by McLelland, Joseph / Presbyterian Record So it is that we invoke the Spirit into our midst when churchly things are about to happen, so it is that we can even speak of cooperating with the Holy Spirit in our own personal histories of faith. Liturgy and stewardship by Bangert, Mark P. / Currents in Theology and Mission			Church session Church Slavic Church Slavonic church text church tower Church triumphant Church work church year Church-ale Church-bench Church-haw church-state Churchdom churched churchgoer Churchgoing Churchill Churchill Downs Churchill Falls Churchill River Churchillian churchism Churchless Churchlike Churchliness churchly churchman Churchmanly Churchmanship Churchship churchwarden Churchwardenship churchwoman churchy churchyard churchyard beetle churidars churinga churl churlish churlishly churlishness Churly Churme churn churn away churn out churn up churned-up churning churr			Churchill, John Churchill, John Churchill, Lord Randolph Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - Churchill Airport Churchill, Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, Randolph, Lord Churchill, Sarah Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchillian Churchillian Churchills Churchills churchiness churching churching churching churching Churchism churchite Churchkey Churchless churchlike churchliness churchly churchman churchman Churchman, C. West churchmanly churchmanly churchmanship churchmanship churchmen churchmen Churchship Churchville-Chili Junior High School Churchville-Chili Middle School Churchville-Chili Senior High School churchwarden churchwarden churchwardens churchwardens Churchwardenship churchwoman churchwomen churchy churchyard Churchyard Beetle churchyard yew Churchyard, Thomas churchyards Churg-Strauss syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome Churg-Strauss syndrome

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