churchletn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃlət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church n.¹, -let suffix.

Etymology: < church n.¹ + -let suffix.

A community of Christians with few members; a small congregation. Also: a small church building.

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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > church or place of worship > [noun] > little

churchlet1659

1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 32 The many defects..incident to these little Churchlets and scattered Conventicles.

1855 New Monthly Mag. Feb. 149 This pious nation,..although boasting some twenty dozen churchlets, has not yet erected a God's house, which can contain above a thousand persons.

1883 M. Deane Quatrefoil I. ix. 139 Founded by one Clement, who elected himself to be father of a churchlet.

1925 E. Wharton Let. 9 June (1988) 483 Little..inarticulate churchlets among the hills.

1965 Punch 20 Oct. 583/1 Sister Margaret, formidable pastor of one of those holy-rolling Harlem churchlets.

1997 Guardian 24 Apr. ii. 12/4 Her father, a minister of one of those tiny churchlets that America grows like warts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	churchlet
释义	churchletn. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃlət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church n.¹, -let suffix. Etymology: < church n.¹ + -let suffix. A community of Christians with few members; a small congregation. Also: a small church building. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > church or place of worship > [noun] > little churchlet1659 1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 32 The many defects..incident to these little Churchlets and scattered Conventicles. 1855 New Monthly Mag. Feb. 149 This pious nation,..although boasting some twenty dozen churchlets, has not yet erected a God's house, which can contain above a thousand persons. 1883 M. Deane Quatrefoil I. ix. 139 Founded by one Clement, who elected himself to be father of a churchlet. 1925 E. Wharton Let. 9 June (1988) 483 Little..inarticulate churchlets among the hills. 1965 Punch 20 Oct. 583/1 Sister Margaret, formidable pastor of one of those holy-rolling Harlem churchlets. 1997 Guardian 24 Apr. ii. 12/4 Her father, a minister of one of those tiny churchlets that America grows like warts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1659
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