churchism
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The appellant's idea of religion , essentially different from churchism ."
- "This identification of himself with his denomination is the acme of consecration, and this aborption of individual consciousness in the common and larger consciousness of the Church is a sign of efficient churchism, which, well regulated, may contribute to the enlargement of Christ's kingdom."
- "Christians resort to churchisms such as: “Let go and let God”; “Love the sinner, hate the sin”; “I have Jesus in my heart”; “God said it. I believe it. That settles it!""
- "One churchism (a term or phrase that we use in church that has almost become a cliché) that is used when talking about prayer is the phrase "touch and agree.""
- "Kids kept yelling ingrained churchisms for us to debunk, a la MythBusters: " God helps those who help themselves! " " Cleanliness is next to godliness! " "A gate in Jerusalem was named Eye of a Needle, so it's fine to be rich!""