churchlike

[ church-lahyk ]
/ ˈtʃɜrtʃˌlaɪk /
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adjective

resembling or appropriate to a church: churchlike silence.

Origin of churchlike

First recorded in 1585–95; church + -like

Words nearby churchlike

churchill falls, churchill reservoir, churchill, winston, churchillian, churchless, churchlike, churchly, churchman, churchward, churchwarden, churchwoman

Words related to churchlike

ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, holy, religious, churchy

Example sentences from the Web for churchlike

  • He would have churchlike silence in order to express his feelings, and she kept it.

    Sister Carrie |Theodore Dreiser