churchly

a. 教会的, 适于教会的

发音

UK /t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ.li/
其它
US /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ.li/

词形变化

churchlier 比较级 churchlier churchliest churchliest 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.

  2. 2.

    Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.

  3. 3.

    In accordance with ecclesiastical standards or ceremonies; appropriate for or befitting a church.

    churchly music

  4. 4.

    Characteristic of a church; churchy.

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近义相关 1

religious

词源

From Middle English *chirchely, *chirchelich, from Old English ċiriclīċ (“ecclesiastical”), equivalent to church + -ly. Cognate with Scots kirkly (“ecclesiastical”), Dutch kerkelijk (“ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical”), German kirchlich (“ecclesiastical, religious, ecclesiastic”), Swedish kyrklig (“ecclesiastical”). Compare also churchlike.

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