churchlike

/tʃˈɜtʃlaɪk/ adj

Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.

Word Origin Church traces back to Greek kyriakon 'Lord's house' — so a church is literally the house of the Lord. Add the Old English suffix -like 'having the form of,' and churchlike means 'resembling a church.' The same -like suffix gives us childlike, lifelike, and godlike. The Greek root kyriakon also appears in the name Kyrie, as in 'Kyrie eleison' (Lord, have mercy).

adj Resembling or befitting a church or a worship service.

The quiet, solemn atmosphere in the library felt almost churchlike.

(形容词) 教堂般的

图书馆里安静肃穆的氛围几乎像教堂一般。

(adjetivo) parecido/a a una iglesia o a un servicio de culto; que conviene a una iglesia

La atmósfera tranquila y solemne de la biblioteca se sentía casi como la de una iglesia.

(adjectif) solennel; sacré [Qui ressemble à une église ou qui convient à un service religieux ; solennel et recueilli.]

L'atmosphère silencieuse et solennelle de la bibliothèque semblait presque churchlike.

(Adjektiv) kirchenartig; kirchenähnlich [**churchlike** *Adj.* – kirchenartig; einer Kirche oder einem Gottesdienst ähnlich, insbesondere in Bezug auf Atmosphäre, Stimmung oder Architektur.]

Die ruhige, feierliche Stimmung in der Bibliothek wirkte fast **churchlike**.

(形容詞) 教会のような、礼拝にふさわしい静かで厳かな。

図書館の静かで厳かな雰囲気は、まるで教会のようだった。

(adjetivo) eclesiástico; como uma igreja; solene; sacral [Que se assemelha ou é apropriado para uma igreja ou serviço religioso.]

A atmosfera silenciosa e solene da biblioteca parecia quase uma igreja.

Word parts: church + like

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