Attendance at church; churchgoing. Also: spec. the churching (churching, n. 1) of a woman after childbirth; = purification, n. 1a.
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释义 | society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > purification > [noun] > of women, following childbirth (5) church gangOE Attendance at church; churchgoing. Also: spec. the churching (churching, n. 1) of a woman after childbirth; = purification, n. 1a. purgationa1382 Ceremonial or ritual cleansing from defilement or uncleanness; = purification, n. 1. purificationc1384 The action or process of making ceremonially or ritually clean; spec. the ritual cleansing of a woman after childbirth in accordance with Jewish… churching1470 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… kirking1488 = churching, n. 1. Also: the attendance of a newly married person or couple at church for the first time after marriage; cf. kirk, v. 1c. |
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