churchwork
English
Etymology
church + work
Noun
churchwork (uncountable)
- The work done by a church to spread religion.
- 1919, James Branch Cabell, Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice, page 286:
- But from a sister-in-law who only has you in to tea occasionally as a matter of duty, and who is prominent in churchwork, one may, of course, expect anything.
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