Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

churchliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
church-li-ness
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being churchly.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English churchly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English churchliness From churchly + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does churchliness mean?
The state or quality of being churchly.
Where does churchliness come from?
Etymology tree English churchly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English churchliness From churchly + -ness.

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