churchgoing
Regular worship attendance
Churchgoing describes regular attendance at religious services, or a person who attends regularly.
As an adjective: a churchgoing family, churchgoing folks.
As a noun, it refers to the practice itself: Churchgoing has declined in recent decades.
The word implies habit and consistency rather than occasional attendance.
First or seventh day
- weeklyEvery seven days
- serviceAid or maintenance
- massQuantity of matter
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
attendance · observance · regularity · sabbath · routine · habit · commitment · participation
Quantity of matter
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- communionProfound shared closeness
- vespersEvening devotional service
- matinsLiturgical dawn devotions
service · hymns · prayers · sermon · homily · altar · incense · candles
Small worship room
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- pewWorship hall seating
- naveChurch's main interior
altar · pulpit · steeple · bell tower · vestry · sacristy · chancel · narthex
Deeply religious, sincere
- prayerfulGiven to worship
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- godlyDeeply religious in character
- righteousMorally good, justified
worshipful · pious · faithful · observant · dutiful · religious · god-fearing · spiritual
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- worshipersThose who show reverence
- believersThose having faith
assembly · flock · laity · usher · deacon · elder · youth group · prayer group
Finest clothing, special occasions
- modestLacking in pretension
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- hatGarment for the head
- dress shoesElegant footwear for occasions
suit · tie · veil · head covering · mantilla · conservative · respectful · neat
Sunday
First or seventh day
worship · attendance · observance · regularity · sabbath · routine · habit · commitment · participation · punctual
mass
Quantity of matter
matins · service · hymns · prayers · sermon · homily · altar · incense · candles · genuflect
chapel
Small worship room
nave · altar · pulpit · steeple · bell tower · vestry · sacristy · chancel · narthex · parish hall
devout
Deeply religious, sincere
righteous · worshipful · pious · faithful · observant · dutiful · religious · god-fearing · spiritual · practicing
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- worshipersThose who show reverence
believers · assembly · flock · laity · usher · deacon · elder · youth group · prayer group · greeter
Sunday best
Finest clothing, special occasions
dress shoes · suit · tie · veil · head covering · mantilla · conservative · respectful · neat · pressed
churchgoinglapsed
Ended through neglect
unchurched · fallen away · inactive · irreligious · non-practicing
churchgoingirreligious
Not devout or pious
atheistic · godless · unbelieving · atheist · secular
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