churchifyv.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church n.¹, -ify suffix.

Etymology: < church n.¹ + -ify suffix. Compare slightly earlier churchified adj.

colloquial.

transitive. To imbue with the ideas, principles, or characteristics of the Christian Church; to make ‘churchy’; spec. to assimilate to the Anglican Church. Cf. kirkify v.

ΚΠ

?1719 M. Davies Clergyman's-Post No. 4 in Athenæ Britannicæ IV What were the first Proselytes..originally Call'd..and how Converted, Associated, Assembled or Churchify'd.

1845 Home Missionary Mag. Nov. 267 The rector..is winning in his deportment, and does all he can to churchify the people.

1863 Rep. Punjab Missionary Conf. 153 We might without any intention to ‘churchify’ them, persuade our Presbyterian brethren to join us.

1934 Jefferson City (Missouri) Post-Tribune 18 Oct. 6/2 Hitler tried to Nazify the church when he should have churchified the Nazis.

2003 J. Moltmann in P. Gifford 2000 Years & Beyond ii. 31 Its [sc. the church's] task is not to churchify the world but to prepare the way for the coming kingdom.

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

单词	churchify
释义	churchifyv. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church n.¹, -ify suffix. Etymology: < church n.¹ + -ify suffix. Compare slightly earlier churchified adj. colloquial. transitive. To imbue with the ideas, principles, or characteristics of the Christian Church; to make ‘churchy’; spec. to assimilate to the Anglican Church. Cf. kirkify v. ΚΠ ?1719 M. Davies Clergyman's-Post No. 4 in Athenæ Britannicæ IV What were the first Proselytes..originally Call'd..and how Converted, Associated, Assembled or Churchify'd. 1845 Home Missionary Mag. Nov. 267 The rector..is winning in his deportment, and does all he can to churchify the people. 1863 Rep. Punjab Missionary Conf. 153 We might without any intention to ‘churchify’ them, persuade our Presbyterian brethren to join us. 1934 Jefferson City (Missouri) Post-Tribune 18 Oct. 6/2 Hitler tried to Nazify the church when he should have churchified the Nazis. 2003 J. Moltmann in P. Gifford 2000 Years & Beyond ii. 31 Its [sc. the church's] task is not to churchify the world but to prepare the way for the coming kingdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?1719
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