churchism
/ˈtʃəːtʃɪz(ə)m/noun
Belief in or adherence to the doctrine, practice, or polity of the Church or of a church, especially the Church of England.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Morgan (d. 1743), theological and medical writer. From church + -ism.
- straight-arm
- straight arrow
- straightaway
- straight chain
- straight chair
- straight-cut
- straight edge
- straight-eight
- straighten
- straightener
- straightening iron
- straight-faced
- straight flush
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight from the shoulder
- straightish
- straightjacket
- straight-laced
- straight-line
- straightly
- straight man
- straightness
- straight off (or out)