churchly
Befitting a congregation
Churchly means relating to or befitting a church, especially in manner or atmosphere.
The word suggests formal religious observance, traditional worship practices, or ecclesiastical propriety: The service had a churchly solemnity.
It can carry a slightly stuffy or old-fashioned connotation, implying excessive concern with religious formality over substance.
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
- synodChurch governing assembly
- canonAccepted authoritative works
liturgy · episcopate · parochial · vicarage · rectory · presbytery · curate · deaconry
External arched wall supports
- pointed archesSpans peaking at apex
- vaulted ceilingsArched overhead interior surfaces
- stained glassColored window art
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
rose windows · spires · nave · chancel · apse · clerestory · transept · narthex
Ceremonial religious attire
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- processionFormal moving line
- chantsRepeated rhythmic phrases
- candlesWax lights with wicks
communion · acolyte · chalice · paten · lectionary · psalms · hymnal · sanctuary
Deeply religious, sincere
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- prayerfulGiven to worship
- worshipfulFeeling or showing reverence
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
faithful · godly · sanctimonious · holier-than-thou · solemn · meditative · contemplative · penitent
diocese
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
- synodChurch governing assembly
canon · liturgy · episcopate · parochial · vicarage · rectory · presbytery · curate · deaconry · papacy
flying buttresses
External arched wall supports
- pointed archesSpans peaking at apex
- vaulted ceilingsArched overhead interior surfaces
- stained glassColored window art
tracery · rose windows · spires · nave · chancel · apse · clerestory · transept · narthex · sacristy
vestments
Ceremonial religious attire
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- processionFormal moving line
- chantsRepeated rhythmic phrases
candles · communion · acolyte · chalice · paten · lectionary · psalms · hymnal · sanctuary · censer
devout
Deeply religious, sincere
- reverentFeeling profound respect
- prayerfulGiven to worship
- worshipfulFeeling or showing reverence
pious · faithful · godly · sanctimonious · holier-than-thou · solemn · meditative · contemplative · penitent · observant
preaching
Delivering moral discourse
congregation · doctrine · scripture · exegesis · parable · gospel · catechism · evangelism · testimony · edification
churchlysecular
Nonreligious, worldly
nonchurch · nonsectarian · nondenominational · nonreligious · civil
- church bellsBronze instruments in steeples
- the churchChristian religious institution
- church activitiesOrganized congregational programs
- church serviceOrganized Christian worship gathering
- United Methodist ChurchProtestant denomination from Wesley's movement
- church hierarchyRanked religious leadership structure
church, churchyard, churchgoing, churchman, churchgoer, churchwarden, churchy, churchwoman, churchless