churchhouse

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noun

A Quaker building used as a church and meeting-place.

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Meanings

nounchurchhouse (plural churchhouses)

plural churchhouses

  1. A Quaker building used as a church and meeting-place.

    As a result, compassion is left at the churchhouse door, and the truly needy must look elsewhere for help.

    2007 November 1, “Missing Compassion”, in New York Times

Origin

From church + house.

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APA

churchhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchhouse

MLA

“churchhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchhouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “churchhouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchhouse.

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