churchwork

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noun

The work done by a church to spread religion.

OriginMiddle English church work →
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Meanings

nounchurchwork (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe work done by a church to spread religion.

    But from a sister-in-law who only has you in to tea occasionally as a matter of duty, and who is prominent in churchwork, one may, of course, expect anything.

    1919, James Branch Cabell, Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice, page 286

Origin

  1. Middle Englishchurch work
  2. Englishchurchwork

From Middle English church work, churche woorke, chirche werk, churche werk (also as kyrkwarke, kirkwarke, kirc werke), equivalent to church + work.

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APA

churchwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchwork

MLA

“churchwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “churchwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchwork.

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