churchy

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UK/ˈtʃɜːtʃi/

adjective

Piously Christian.

“Your house looks kind of churchy.”

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churchishchurchlikechurchlyecclesialchurchicalecclesiasticecclesiastical
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Meanings

adjectivechurchy (comparative churchier, superlative churchiest)

comparative churchier · superlative churchiest

  1. colloquialderogatorymildlyPiously Christian.

    I was staying with my mother's sister, a retired character actress with a churchy streak.

    2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 90
  2. Resembling a church.

    Your house looks kind of churchy.

    Synonyms: churchish, churchlike

  3. Reminiscent of a church service.

    The party had a churchy atmosphere.

    Synonyms: churchlike, churchly, ecclesial, churchical, churchish, churchlike, churchly, ecclesial

nounchurchy (plural churchies)

plural churchies

  1. mildlypejorativeone who is piously Christian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling a church.

Similar
churchishchurchlike

adjectiveReminiscent of a church service.

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churchlikechurchlyecclesialchurchicalchurchishchurchlikechurchlyecclesialecclesiasticecclesiastical
Also see
churchicalchurchishchurchlikechurchlyecclesiasticecclesiastical

Origin

From church + -y.

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Translations

Finnish kirkollinen, kirkkomainen
  • kirkollinenpiously Christian
  • kirkkomainenresembling a church
  • harrasreminiscent of a church service
  • uskovainenone who is piously Christian
French calotin, calotin
  • calotinpiously Christian
  • calotinone who is piously Christian
  • bigotone who is piously Christian
Greek θρησκόληπτος
  • θρησκόληπτος (thriskóliptos)piously Christian
Hungarian bigott, vakbuzgó
  • bigottpiously Christian
  • vakbuzgópiously Christian
  • klerikálispiously Christian

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with churchy

birchylurchy
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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