churchly

Meaning

Adjective

• Pertaining to or relating to the church, its government, forms, or ceremonies; ecclesiastical.
• Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.
• In accordance with ecclesiastical standards or ceremonies; appropriate for or befitting a church.
• Characteristic of a church; churchy.

Origin

• From Middle English *chirchely, *chirchelich, from Old English ċiriċlīċ, equivalent to church + -ly. Cognate with Scots kirkly ("ecclesiastical"), Dutch kerkelijk ("ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical"), German kirchlich ("ecclesiastical, religious, ecclesiastic"), Swedish kyrklig ("ecclesiastical"). Compare also churchlike.