churchgoing

See also: church-going

English

Etymology

church + going

Adjective

churchgoing (not comparable)

  1. Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian.
    • 1854, Fanny Fern, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio:
      Depend upon it, it is the more coarse and unrefined portion of the community who outrage the feelings of churchgoing people by Sabbath desecration.

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Noun

churchgoing (countable and uncountable, plural churchgoings)

  1. The practice of regularly attending church.
    • 1994, Clair Brown, American Standards of Living, 1918-1988:
      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.
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