Definition of 'churchwoman'

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churchwoman in British

(ˈtʃɜːtʃˌwʊmən )

noun plural -women

a female practising member of a church

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churchwoman in American

(ˈtʃɜrtʃˌwʊmən ; chʉrchˈwoomˌən)

nounWord forms: plural ˈchurchˌwomen (ˈtʃɜrtʃˌwɪmɪn ; chʉrchˈwimˌin)

a woman member of a church, esp. an active member

Example sentences containing 'churchwoman'

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To my surprise, for she was not a churchwoman, Florence had said she wanted me to see Saint Edmundsbury Cathedral. Harris, Elizabeth TIME OF THE WOLF (2003)She was a faithful churchwoman who in her time would have been an ultramontane - conservative triple distilled. Hilton, John Buxton MOONDROP TO MURDER (2003)You're not really a wholehearted churchwoman, are you, Helen? Barnard, Robert THE DISPOSAL OF THE LIVING (2003)

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Used Rarely. churchwoman is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of churchwoman from the Collins English Dictionary

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