ˈchurch-wise,a.andadv. [see -wise.] After the manner of a church. a1626Bp. Andrewes Serm. (1841) 14 Churchwise I say, for he doth it by a sermon.1635Brereton Trav. (1844) 115 Built and framed church-wise.1847Bushnell Chr. Nurt. iii. (1861) 74 A church-wise form.