churchgoing

churchgoing
Who regularly attends church

Depend upon it, it is the more coarse and unrefined portion of the community who outrage the feelings of churchgoing people by Sabbath desecration.

2. noun
The practice of regularly attending church

Giving 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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  • Churchgoing — Church go ing, a. 1. Habitually attending church. [1913 Webster] 2. Summoning to church. [1913 Webster] The sound of the churchgoing bell. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • churchgoing — adjective or noun see churchgoer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • churchgoing — See churchgoer. * * * …   Universalium

  • churchgoing — n. regular church attendance adj. attending church regularly; actively practicing a religion; acting or serving as a summons to church …   English contemporary dictionary

  • churchgoing — adjective actively practicing a religion (Freq. 2) • Similar to: ↑religious …   Useful english dictionary

  • churchgoer — churchgoing, n. /cherrch goh euhr/, n. 1. a person who goes to church, esp. habitually. 2. Chiefly Brit. a member of the Established Church, in contrast to a Nonconformist. [1600 90; CHURCH + GO1 + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • chirchegong — churchgoing. RG. 380. Cf. ‘idelgong’ …   Oldest English Words

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  • Clara Ward — For other people named Clara Ward, see Clara Ward (disambiguation). Clara Ward Born April 21, 1924(1924 04 21) Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died January 16, 1973(1973 01 16) (aged 48) L …   Wikipedia

  • Church attendance — refers to the reception of religious services offered by a particular church, or more generally, by any religious organisation. Contents 1 Participation statistics 1.1 Weekly church attendance statistics 2 Trends in church attendance …   Wikipedia

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