churchlike

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Ranging from spiritual meditations in fantasy worlds to traditional Christian worship services with virtual sacraments in hyperrealistic, churchlike environments, their devotees say the experience offers a version of fellowship that’s just as genuine as what can be found at a brick-and-mortar temple.

From Seattle Times

He wrote a simple, hymn-like theme for Kidd, whom Howard saw as “a good man who’s searching for restitution. He’s carrying with him some part of his life that he performed where he didn’t rise to the occasion and feels incredibly guilty and wounded and hurt. And the way he delivers the news, which is in a very kind of quiet voice in a darkened room with candles — it felt almost churchlike to me, and he felt like a bit of a minister.”

From Los Angeles Times

Her ‘60s-meets-2020 “Sleigh Ride” is like hearing a new song and her “Silent Night” is churchlike, respectfully glorious.

From Seattle Times

He has distanced himself from the president since then and spent the past year holding invitation-only churchlike musical events he calls “Sunday Service.”

From Slate

“You wake up somewhere and have that first cup of espresso, hear a song in the coffee shop. It’s all leading to that 10 p.m. showtime. The vibrations in the room feel different every night. We approach every note as how we’re feeling right then. That sounds too churchlike, but it’s true.”

From Washington Post