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单词 churchified
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churchifiedadj.

Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃəˌfaɪd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church n.1, -ified suffix.
Etymology: < church n.1 + -ified suffix. Compare slightly later churchify v., and earlier kirkified adj.
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.
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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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