churchgoer
/tʃˈɝtʃɡˌoʊɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: chapelgoer"
- "Well, one Christmas Eve, just like to-night, she thought she would go to the morning service on the Christmas Day, for she was a great church-goer, and so she left out some coffee with the girl before she went to bed, that she might get a cup next morning she was sure a cup of warm coffee would do her a great deal of good at that early hour!"
- "A forced churchgoer has no religion, a terrified churchgoer has no Christianity, a bribed churchgoer has no morals."
- "While hudds are consigned to the history books thanks to the invention of the umbrella, they remain a fascinating link to our past and a welcome treat for travelling historians, churchgoers and tourists alike."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁ryós Proto-Hellenic *kúrios Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος (kū́rios) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós) Koine Greek κῡριακός (kūriakós)nom. Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Koine Greek κῡρῐᾰκόν (kūrĭăkón)bor. Proto-West Germanic *kirikā Old English ċiriċe Middle English chirche English church English goer English churchgoer From church + goer.