Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attractional

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: at-trac-tion-al
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to attraction

adj

Relating to attempts to attract worshippers to a church

Example Sentences

"The spermatozoon is not concerned with evasion, but in addition to the ordinary physical and chemical changes it has a special attractional relation to the ovum."
"For Lima Community Church, attractional evangelism seems to work well. Their credo is to care deeply about people, reach out to them, invite them into your life and bring them to church […]"
"Complex attractional approaches tend to have a contraceptive effect on the reproductive capacities of the church."
"Churches with an attractional posture toward mission have long sought to be hospitable to seekers and other visitors who might attend worship."

Etymology

From attraction + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: attraction

Derived Forms

attractionally

Questions

What does attractional mean?: Relating to attraction
Where does attractional come from?: From attraction + -al.

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