Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bells and smells

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: bell-s and s-mells
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of religious worship emphasising high ritual, including use of vestments, bells and incense, especially in high church Anglicanism and Catholicism.

Informal

Example Sentences

"We were a liberal Catholic bells-and-smells congregation with a strong but small worshipping core, plus frequent visitors, because of our geographical location and a professional choir in a beautiful Butterfield church."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does bells and smells mean?: A style of religious worship emphasising high ritual, including use of vestments, bells and incense, especially in high church Anglicanism and Catholicism.

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