go-to-meeting

[ goh-tuh-meet-n, -mee-ting ]

adjective

1. Sunday-go-to-meeting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of go-to-meeting¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

He had thought her queenly dazzling in her highly-colored "go-to-meeting" plumage of the day before.

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They were all in their Sunday go-to-meeting best, some on the grass, some in carriages, and all chatting, laughing, and enjoying themselves mightily, but crowding toward one spot.

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Under ordinary circumstances, not more than two or three of us would require a go-to-meeting rig-out at one and the same time.

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No greater mistake could be made than to estimate the church of Jesus by ecclesiastical squabbles and divisions, or even by Psalm-singing and go-to-meeting talk.

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“I know, but they all say they have to wear out their Sunday go-to-meeting clothes, whereas I can ‘rag out proper.’

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