churchy
adjective
ˈchər-chē 
1
: marked by strict conformity or zealous adherence to the forms or beliefs of a church
2
: of or suggestive of a church or church services
Example Sentences
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Jon Pareles New York Times, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021 For years, the mix of daily foot traffic—young and old, churchy and kite-high—was disastrous. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 West is nothing if not earnest in his gospel homage, with tracks featuring choirs, churchy keyboard chords, frequent allusions to biblical verse and a cameo from gospel vocalist Fred Hammond. Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019 Sacraments, good works, churchy things, not so much. John Timpane, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018 Also in residence is Elizabeth’s churchy sister Clarissa (Julia Glander) and her husband, Max (David Wolber), an affable German-American doctor who watched his practice and his home go up in flames after war with Germany was declared. John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2018 Blue Note players like Horace Silver and Art Blakey reacted with a new bluesy, churchy form with a driving backbeat called Hard bop. Longreads, 4 Aug. 2017 Chance the Rapper led his congregation of 18,3000 to church without being too churchy; his random cursing took care of that.'' Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 17 May 2017 Mr. Cohen’s sepulchral, deadpan intonation is set within angelic voices, Gypsy violins and often an organ that can be churchy or bluesy; each verse could be last words. Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica And Nate Chinen, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2016 See More
Jon Pareles New York Times, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021 For years, the mix of daily foot traffic—young and old, churchy and kite-high—was disastrous. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 West is nothing if not earnest in his gospel homage, with tracks featuring choirs, churchy keyboard chords, frequent allusions to biblical verse and a cameo from gospel vocalist Fred Hammond. Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019 Sacraments, good works, churchy things, not so much. John Timpane, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018 Also in residence is Elizabeth’s churchy sister Clarissa (Julia Glander) and her husband, Max (David Wolber), an affable German-American doctor who watched his practice and his home go up in flames after war with Germany was declared. John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2018 Blue Note players like Horace Silver and Art Blakey reacted with a new bluesy, churchy form with a driving backbeat called Hard bop. Longreads, 4 Aug. 2017 Chance the Rapper led his congregation of 18,3000 to church without being too churchy; his random cursing took care of that.'' Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 17 May 2017 Mr. Cohen’s sepulchral, deadpan intonation is set within angelic voices, Gypsy violins and often an organ that can be churchy or bluesy; each verse could be last words. Jon Pareles, Jon Caramanica And Nate Chinen, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2016 See More Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1