churchingn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃɪŋ/

Forms: see church v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < church v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 1 compare church gang n., kirking n.

1. The public appearance of a woman at church to give thanks after childbirth; the ceremony performed at this time. Also: an instance of this. Now chiefly historical.The churching ceremony typically takes place on the fortieth day after the birth, as a reference to the Purification of the Virgin Mary in accordance with Mosaic law (see Luke 2:22-40, Leviticus 12:2-8). It is usually the first time after the birth the woman may take Communion. The ceremony has been largely discontinued in the Western Church, but still takes place in some Eastern churches.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] > of women, following childbirth

church gangOE

purgationa1382

purificationc1384

churching1470

kirking1488

1470 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 555 For the chyrchyng of my Lady Anne.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccxxii. 500 His wife..was as than newly churched of a fayre sonne And he thought at her Churchyng to kepe a great feest at Tholouse.

1552 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16279) Churchynge of Women sig. R.i^v (heading) The thankes geuing of women after childe birth, commonly called the Churchynge of women.

1606 W. Drummond Let. 3 Aug. in Wks. (1711) 232 They are now come back to Greenwich for the Churching of the Queen.

1673 E. Stillingfleet 2nd Disc. Vindic. Protestant Grounds of Faith iii. 495 An Angel came and invited her to the Churching.

1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical iii. 37 Stuffing their Wembs at Churchings.

1784 W. Boyer Clerical Policy 13 Churchings at home..were also made 5s.

1843 W. M. Thackeray Ravenswing vi, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 202/2 He attended his mother to her churching.

1864 W. T. Greive in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1862–3 428 It is beneath the icon of the Blessed Virgin that women kneel during the office of Churching.

1936 Times 23 Apr. 15/4 Ceremonies such as baptism, reconciliation of penitents, and churching of women might all take place in the porch in early days.

1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic ii. 38 For people at large churching was indubitably a ritual of purification closely linked to its Jewish predecessor.

2003 J. Flanders Victorian House (2004) i. 20 This lying-in lasted a month, and was followed by churching, which no men attended.

2. Subjection to the influence or customs of the Christian Church. Also: provision of a church or churches.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [noun] > subjection to

churching1856

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 68 A tough, acrid, animal nature, which centuries of churching and civilizing have not been able to sweeten.

1935 Jrnl. Relig. 15 359 The actual accomplishment of these efforts of the various communions to secure..the wider and nobler purpose of the adequate churching of the modern city.

1996 Columbus (Ohio) Disp. (Nexis) 29 Oct. c1 The hot dog ministry passes out food without obligation, other than at least a minimal amount of attention to an opening prayer. That's still too much churching for some.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1), as churching fee, churching pew, etc.

ΚΠ

1620 Any Thing for Quiet Life (single sheet) These Christning charges ouer-past, the Churching day came on.

1637 in J. Barmby Churchwardens' Accts. Pittington (1888) 190 For 2 yeardes of kersey for a churching cloth, 7s.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xli. 336 An uprising or Women Churching Treatment.

1715 Lutheran Liturgy (Lutheran Church) 25 Her Mother presents it to God on her Churching-Day.

1740 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 140 His eyes no matron see To cross his longing hand with churching fee.

1847 J. Leech Church-goer (ed. 2) 111 There is a churching pew and a christening pew—there ought to be a marriage pew also.

1892 Macmillan's Mag. July 240/1 It were mammy as put the shilling in the cracked teapot,..an' her told me as, if her lived, it 'ud be her churching fee.

1909 E. G. C. F. Atchley Hist. Use of Incense in Divine Worship ii. xix. 337 There is the celebrated case..in the reign of James I, where the use of a churching-veil, was enforced to the point of excommunication.

1965 A. J. Bryant Question Page v. 95 Is it essential for a woman to undergo the Churching ceremony after having a baby?

2009 Church Times 6 Nov. 16/4 The author..provided an illustration of the pulpit and churching pew in their original position.

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

单词	churching
释义	churchingn. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃɪŋ/ Forms: see church v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: church v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < church v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 1 compare church gang n., kirking n. 1. The public appearance of a woman at church to give thanks after childbirth; the ceremony performed at this time. Also: an instance of this. Now chiefly historical.The churching ceremony typically takes place on the fortieth day after the birth, as a reference to the Purification of the Virgin Mary in accordance with Mosaic law (see Luke 2:22-40, Leviticus 12:2-8). It is usually the first time after the birth the woman may take Communion. The ceremony has been largely discontinued in the Western Church, but still takes place in some Eastern churches. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] > of women, following childbirth church gangOE purgationa1382 purificationc1384 churching1470 kirking1488 1470 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 555 For the chyrchyng of my Lady Anne. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. cccxxii. 500 His wife..was as than newly churched of a fayre sonne And he thought at her Churchyng to kepe a great feest at Tholouse. 1552 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16279) Churchynge of Women sig. R.i^v (heading) The thankes geuing of women after childe birth, commonly called the Churchynge of women. 1606 W. Drummond Let. 3 Aug. in Wks. (1711) 232 They are now come back to Greenwich for the Churching of the Queen. 1673 E. Stillingfleet 2nd Disc. Vindic. Protestant Grounds of Faith iii. 495 An Angel came and invited her to the Churching. 1700 T. Brown Amusem. Serious & Comical iii. 37 Stuffing their Wembs at Churchings. 1784 W. Boyer Clerical Policy 13 Churchings at home..were also made 5s. 1843 W. M. Thackeray Ravenswing vi, in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 202/2 He attended his mother to her churching. 1864 W. T. Greive in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1862–3 428 It is beneath the icon of the Blessed Virgin that women kneel during the office of Churching. 1936 Times 23 Apr. 15/4 Ceremonies such as baptism, reconciliation of penitents, and churching of women might all take place in the porch in early days. 1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic ii. 38 For people at large churching was indubitably a ritual of purification closely linked to its Jewish predecessor. 2003 J. Flanders Victorian House (2004) i. 20 This lying-in lasted a month, and was followed by churching, which no men attended. 2. Subjection to the influence or customs of the Christian Church. Also: provision of a church or churches. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [noun] > subjection to churching1856 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 68 A tough, acrid, animal nature, which centuries of churching and civilizing have not been able to sweeten. 1935 Jrnl. Relig. 15 359 The actual accomplishment of these efforts of the various communions to secure..the wider and nobler purpose of the adequate churching of the modern city. 1996 Columbus (Ohio) Disp. (Nexis) 29 Oct. c1 The hot dog ministry passes out food without obligation, other than at least a minimal amount of attention to an opening prayer. That's still too much churching for some. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1), as churching fee, churching pew, etc. ΚΠ 1620 Any Thing for Quiet Life (single sheet) These Christning charges ouer-past, the Churching day came on. 1637 in J. Barmby Churchwardens' Accts. Pittington (1888) 190 For 2 yeardes of kersey for a churching cloth, 7s. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xli. 336 An uprising or Women Churching Treatment. 1715 Lutheran Liturgy (Lutheran Church) 25 Her Mother presents it to God on her Churching-Day. 1740 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 140 His eyes no matron see To cross his longing hand with churching fee. 1847 J. Leech Church-goer (ed. 2) 111 There is a churching pew and a christening pew—there ought to be a marriage pew also. 1892 Macmillan's Mag. July 240/1 It were mammy as put the shilling in the cracked teapot,..an' her told me as, if her lived, it 'ud be her churching fee. 1909 E. G. C. F. Atchley Hist. Use of Incense in Divine Worship ii. xix. 337 There is the celebrated case..in the reign of James I, where the use of a churching-veil, was enforced to the point of excommunication. 1965 A. J. Bryant Question Page v. 95 Is it essential for a woman to undergo the Churching ceremony after having a baby? 2009 Church Times 6 Nov. 16/4 The author..provided an illustration of the pulpit and churching pew in their original position. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1470
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