churchwork

churchwork

English

Etymology

From Middle English church work, churche woorke, chirche werk, churche werk (also as kyrkwarke, kirkwarke, kirc werke), equivalent to church +‎ work.

Noun

churchwork (uncountable)

  1. The work done by a church to spread religion.
    • 1919, James Branch Cabell, Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice, page 286:
      But from a sister-in-law who only has you in to tea occasionally as a matter of duty, and who is prominent in churchwork, one may, of course, expect anything.
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