churched

English

Adjective

churched

1. Having a church.
   • 1911, Proceedings of the First Interdenominational Conference, page 48:

     As to new churches in an already sufficiently churched community can this body say that such churches will not be recognized by the parent body?

2. Actively participating in church services and activities, and endorsing church doctrines.
   • 1980, Turning Point: Christian America at the Crossroads, page 80:

     Most of the presently unchurched have had a traditionally religious background — in fact, to about the same extent as the churched.

   • 1989, George Gallup, Jim Castelli, The People's Religion: American Faith in the 90's, page 135:

     The unchurched are less likely than the churched to be registered to vote: 75 percent of the unchurched, 79 percent of the churched and 82 percent of the superchurched are registered.

   • 2017, Woody L. Davis, Church Talk Makes Men Walk:

     Hypothesis H2, that churched men in general would endorse stereotypcially feminine message behavior more than would unchurched men, was tested by means of t-test.

Derived terms

• nonchurched
• unchurched

 

Verb

churched

1. simple past and past participle of church

Anagrams

• dechurch