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churchgoing

adj, noun — 2 senses

churchgoing

adj

Etymology From church + going.

1

Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian.

  • Depend upon it, it is the more coarse and unrefined portion of the community who outrage the feelings of churchgoing people by Sabbath desecration.1854, Fanny Fern, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio:
Derived terms
nonchurchgoing
Coordinate terms
mosque-going, temple-going, synagogue-going

churchgoing

noun

Etymology From church + going.

1

The practice of regularly attending church.

  • In the midst of depression, religious activities rose in importance and more families went to church than even in 1918, when churchgoing was the most important social activity.1994, Clair Brown, American Standards of Living, 1918-1988:

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