单词 | churchgoer |
释义 | churchgoern. A person who goes to church; esp. one who attends church services regularly. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > [noun] > worshipper heryera950 loutera1340 worshipperc1384 honourera1425 praiserc1452 fearer1535 adorer1572 sectary1590 churchgoer1598 thanksgivera1622 votary1639 theophile1647 God-fearer1668 theophilist1677 sacricolist1727 kirk-goer1754 bhakta1828 1598 tr. L. B. Alberti Hecatonphila 26 None but Church-goers might now bee my companions. 1609 W. Leigh First Step towards Heaven 55 Churchgoers may not returne by the way of the gate, whereby they came in. 1687 W. Penn Good Advice to Church of Eng. 42 The Persons chosen were Church goers. 1732 A. Pope True Narr. what passed in London in J. Swift et al. Misc.: 3rd Vol. 270 A constant Church-goer, who being at the point of Death. 1764 J. Riland Ignorance Destr. God's People 16 Our Länd abounds with church-goers. 1824 Kaleidoscope 16 Nov. 162/1 His only chance of meeting with her again was to become a frequent churchgoer. 1874 G. W. Dasent Tales from Fjeld 132 Now I must be off..to cook the Sunday dinner for the church-goers. 1916 W. Sanday In View of End 93 Let..the ordinary church-goer call to mind what a large proportion of the best of our hymn-tunes are German. 1962 E. Bruton Dict. Clocks & Watches (1963) 111 Mass dial. Ancient sundial to remind churchgoers of times of service. 2005 Church Times 2 Dec. 23/1 If there is one subject on which even the most assiduous churchgoer is unlikely to hear a sermon, it is God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598 |
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