church-buildingadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃˌbɪldɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃˌbɪldɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, building adj.

Etymology: < church n.¹ + building adj.

Characterized by the building of churches; that builds or founds a church or churches.

ΚΠ

1777 J. Elphiston Ess. Brit. Liberty 162 In a church-building age, a venerable pile, that had stood the shocks of unnumbered years, was lately lightning-struck, and lies a piteous ruin.

1786 T. Seddon Lett. to Officer I. Pref. p. xlvi My church-building friends being served in their wishes..took an opportunity..of superseding me from the church.

1853 True Briton 15 June 806/1 They were..a church-building people, and felt it a duty to restore the churches which the careless Saxons had allowed to go to ruin.

1871 Ladies Repository Feb. 122/1 Her towers, and spires, and modest chapels everywhere bear testimony to the fact that we are at least a church-building city.

1900 Internat. Cycl. (rev. ed.) IX. 565 Men skilled in the hewing and setting of stones were naturally prized in an eminently church-building age.

1996 M. Whittow Making of Byzantium 600–1025 438 A thriving church-building community under Bulgar rule.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	church-building
释义	church-buildingadj. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃˌbɪldɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃˌbɪldɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, building adj. Etymology: < church n.¹ + building adj. Characterized by the building of churches; that builds or founds a church or churches. ΚΠ 1777 J. Elphiston Ess. Brit. Liberty 162 In a church-building age, a venerable pile, that had stood the shocks of unnumbered years, was lately lightning-struck, and lies a piteous ruin. 1786 T. Seddon Lett. to Officer I. Pref. p. xlvi My church-building friends being served in their wishes..took an opportunity..of superseding me from the church. 1853 True Briton 15 June 806/1 They were..a church-building people, and felt it a duty to restore the churches which the careless Saxons had allowed to go to ruin. 1871 Ladies Repository Feb. 122/1 Her towers, and spires, and modest chapels everywhere bear testimony to the fact that we are at least a church-building city. 1900 Internat. Cycl. (rev. ed.) IX. 565 Men skilled in the hewing and setting of stones were naturally prized in an eminently church-building age. 1996 M. Whittow Making of Byzantium 600–1025 438 A thriving church-building community under Bulgar rule. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1777
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