Definition of "churched" [churched]

• Belonging to or participating in a church. (adjective)
• People who belong to or participate in a church considered as a group. (noun)

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• "I am tired of these "churched" people getting involved in politics."
• "After the baptism a piece of white linen cloth was placed on the head of the child, and remained there until the mother had been "churched" or purified; it was called the "chrisom cloth" and, if the infant died within a month, was used as a shroud."
• "They are "churched" as often as they wish, and we pay city wages; but still it is not all clear sailing in this quarter of Polly's realm."