English

Adjective

churchgoing ‎(comparative more churchgoing, superlative most churchgoing)

1. Regularly attending church; being a practicing Christian.
   • 1854, Fanny Fern, Fern Leaves from Fanny's Portfolio:

     Depend upon it, it is the more coarse and unrefined portion of the community who outrage the feelings of churchgoing people by Sabbath desecration.

Coordinate terms

• mosque-going, temple-going, synagogue-going, shrine-going, masjid-going, gurdwara-going

Translations

Noun

churchgoing ‎(countable and uncountable, plural churchgoings)

1. The practice of regularly attending church.
   • 1994, Clair Brown, American Standards of Living, 1918-1988:

     In the midst of depression, religious activities rose in importance and more families went to church than even in 1918, when churchgoing was the most important social activity.