churchly

Example Sentences

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“Beyond Belief” is far more schematic, to the extent that the various chapters—nine, to be exact—focus on aspects of the game that correspond to churchly concepts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

That theme, explored with light wit and deep humanity, makes this unabashedly churchly novel strikingly relevant to our conflicted political era.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

He unleashed raw operatic passion in soul-searching arias rather than a churchly Passion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2022

The bats look lethal, though the cotton softens them, as does the churchly setting.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2016

Liszt was called his Palestrina, but alas! in the churchly music of Liszt Rome has never betrayed more than a passing interest; and to-day Pius X is ultra-Gregorian.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James