churchyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃi/

Forms: 1800s– churchy, 1900s– churchey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < church n.¹ + -y suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier churchish adj. With sense 2 compare earlier churchly adj.

colloquial.

1. Imbued with or redolent of the principles or doctrine of the Christian Church; pious; conforming to or supporting the Church, esp. ostentatiously.Common in England in the mid to late 19th cent., implying a strong allegiance to the Anglican Church concomitant with conservatism or reactionary politics.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [adjective] > excessive

churchified1705

churchish1786

churchy1843

religiose1853

triumphalistic1967

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Anglicanism > [adjective]

Anglican1598

Anglical1600

episcopal1752

episcopalian1768

Church of Englandist1818

churchy1843

church1853

1843 T. C. Haliburton Attaché I. xii. 218 Preacher there don't preach morals, because that's churchy.

1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 May 2 His politics are benevolent, Conservative, and, above all, churchy.

1935 ‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter i. 70 His interests were almost purely ecclesiastical. He was what people call a churchy young man.

1980 W. Sydnor Looking at Episcopalian Church 139 Our course of instruction [for Confirmation] must not become so ‘churchy’ that we overlook this fundamental.

1996 V. Walters Rude Girls iii. 54 It wasn't exactly something mother or her churchy friends would find amusing.

2. Resembling that of a church; characteristic of or befitting a church or church service.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > church or place of worship > [adjective] > resembling

churchlike1677

churchy1888

1888 ‘W. Châteauclair’ Young Seigneur 2 A gray Tudor mansion..with churchy pinnacles.

1921 D. H. Lawrence Sea & Sardinia 107 A comfortable old-time churchey feel.

1968 E. R. Buckler Ox Bells & Fireflies xix. 266 The churchy hats they wore to church.

1989 Empire Sept. 108/2 The..singer..has come up with an eclectically ‘now’ assembly of world music and churchy tunes.

1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xviii. 176 Them pumpin-'ouses..'ad 'igh churchy windows.

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

单词	churchy
释义	churchyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃi/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃi/ Forms: 1800s– churchy, 1900s– churchey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < church n.¹ + -y suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier churchish adj. With sense 2 compare earlier churchly adj. colloquial. 1. Imbued with or redolent of the principles or doctrine of the Christian Church; pious; conforming to or supporting the Church, esp. ostentatiously.Common in England in the mid to late 19th cent., implying a strong allegiance to the Anglican Church concomitant with conservatism or reactionary politics. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [adjective] > excessive churchified1705 churchish1786 churchy1843 religiose1853 triumphalistic1967 society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Anglicanism > [adjective] Anglican1598 Anglical1600 episcopal1752 episcopalian1768 Church of Englandist1818 churchy1843 church1853 1843 T. C. Haliburton Attaché I. xii. 218 Preacher there don't preach morals, because that's churchy. 1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 May 2 His politics are benevolent, Conservative, and, above all, churchy. 1935 ‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter i. 70 His interests were almost purely ecclesiastical. He was what people call a churchy young man. 1980 W. Sydnor Looking at Episcopalian Church 139 Our course of instruction [for Confirmation] must not become so ‘churchy’ that we overlook this fundamental. 1996 V. Walters Rude Girls iii. 54 It wasn't exactly something mother or her churchy friends would find amusing. 2. Resembling that of a church; characteristic of or befitting a church or church service. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > church or place of worship > [adjective] > resembling churchlike1677 churchy1888 1888 ‘W. Châteauclair’ Young Seigneur 2 A gray Tudor mansion..with churchy pinnacles. 1921 D. H. Lawrence Sea & Sardinia 107 A comfortable old-time churchey feel. 1968 E. R. Buckler Ox Bells & Fireflies xix. 266 The churchy hats they wore to church. 1989 Empire Sept. 108/2 The..singer..has come up with an eclectically ‘now’ assembly of world music and churchy tunes. 1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose xviii. 176 Them pumpin-'ouses..'ad 'igh churchy windows. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1843
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