churchgoingとは

意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

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.

等位語

• mosque-going, temple-going, synagogue-going

名詞

churchgoing (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 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.

名詞

church-going (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of churchgoing.