churchgoer

See also: church-goer

English

Etymology

church +‎ goer

Noun

churchgoer (plural churchgoers)

One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian.
- 1985, Joy Davidman, Smoke on the Mountain: An Interpretation of the Ten Commandments, →ISBN, page 58:
  A forced churchgoer has no religion, a terrified churchgoer has no Christianity, a bribed churchgoer has no morals.

Coordinate terms

chapelgoer, mosque-goer, temple-goer, shrinegoer, synagogue-goer, gurdwara-goer

Translations

one who goes to church

Danish: kirkegænger c
Dutch: kerkganger (nl) m, kerkbezoeker m
French: pratiquant (fr) m, chrétien pratiquant m, catholique pratiquant m
German: Kirchgänger (de) m, Kirchgängerin (de) f, Kirchengänger m, Kirchengängerin f, Gottesdienstbesucher m, Gottesdienstbesucherin f, Kirchenbesucher (de) m, Kirchenbesucherin f, Teilnehmer am Gottesdienst m, Teilnehmerin am Gottesdienst f
Irish: Aifreannach m
Italian: praticante (it) m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: kirkegjenger m

Nynorsk: kyrkjegangar m, kyrkjegjengar m
Swedish: kyrkobesökare (sv) c
Tagalog: maninimba

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