churchwardsadv.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃwədz/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃwərdz/

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

Etymology: < church n.¹ + -wards suffix. Compare earlier churchward adv.

= churchward adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > church or place of worship > [adverb] > towards the church

to churchwardc1330

churchward1710

kirkwarda1810

churchwards1824

1824 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Apr. 440/2 As you advance on your way churchwards, they [sc. crows] will sit and pick up the worms from a newly-ploughed field.

1842 S. Laing Notes Trav. 324 All walking silently churchwards.

1889 Longman's Mag. May vii. 10 They are moving churchwards, obedient to the harsh tinkle of the little bell in the perky new suburban church.

1908 R. H. Benson Conventionalists iii. 56 She saw moving churchwards through the gardens two maids escorted by a man.

1997 Church Times 24 Jan. 10/3 The Archbishop wisely disappeared churchwards, leaving me to cope with a surfeit of parking offers.

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

单词	churchwards
释义	churchwardsadv. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃwədz/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃwərdz/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church n.¹, -wards suffix. Etymology: < church n.¹ + -wards suffix. Compare earlier churchward adv. = churchward adv. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > church or place of worship > [adverb] > towards the church to churchwardc1330 churchward1710 kirkwarda1810 churchwards1824 1824 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Apr. 440/2 As you advance on your way churchwards, they [sc. crows] will sit and pick up the worms from a newly-ploughed field. 1842 S. Laing Notes Trav. 324 All walking silently churchwards. 1889 Longman's Mag. May vii. 10 They are moving churchwards, obedient to the harsh tinkle of the little bell in the perky new suburban church. 1908 R. H. Benson Conventionalists iii. 56 She saw moving churchwards through the gardens two maids escorted by a man. 1997 Church Times 24 Jan. 10/3 The Archbishop wisely disappeared churchwards, leaving me to cope with a surfeit of parking offers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1824
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