单词 | churchified |
释义 | churchifiedadj. colloquial. Imbued with the ideas, principles, or characteristics of the Christian church (occasionally spec. the Anglican Church); ‘churchy’. Also: reminiscent or characteristic of the church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [adjective] > excessive churchified1705 churchish1786 churchy1843 religiose1853 triumphalistic1967 1705 W. Atwood Scotch Patriot Unmask'd 57 They must take..the D. of B. with those Churchified E—s, to be his High Commissioners. 1843 Nonconformist 3 321 Churchified and dissenting culprits. 1875 J. McCosh Sc. Philos. v. 38 Shut out from the English Universities by their tests and churchified influence. 1906 Coopers Internat. Jrnl. June 370/2 By all means let us give Christianity a trial, not the churchified kind, but the true, pure teachings of Christ. 1971 Ebony Nov. 32/1 She sings a long soulful passage a cappella before moving in to back herself up on a hardhitting, churchified piano. 2006 J. Skerrett Sugar Vs. Spice ii. 10 She wanted to become a famous singer, but not the kind that sang to churchified old ladies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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