churchgoer

American  

[church-goh-er] / ˈtʃɜrtʃˌgoʊ ər /

noun

1. a person who goes goes go to church, especially habitually.

2. Chiefly British. a member of the Established Church, in contrast to a Nonconformist.

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churchgoer British  

/ ˈtʃɜːtʃˌɡəʊə /

noun

1. a person who attends church regularly

2. an adherent of an established Church in contrast to a Nonconformist

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Other Word Forms

• churchgoing noun
• nonchurchgoer noun
• nonchurchgoing adjective

Etymology

Origin of churchgoer

First recorded in 1600–90; church + go ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

To ordinary churchgoers, the God of medieval imagination appeared distant and inscrutable.

From The Wall Street Journal

William Tyndale’s English translation brought the text to ordinary churchgoers.

From The Wall Street Journal

William Tyndale’s English translation brought the text to ordinary churchgoers.

From The Wall Street Journal

While he is destined to become the supreme governor of the Church of England, he isn’t an assiduous churchgoer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Justice Department officials rejected the defense that Lemon and the other journalists were exercising their 1st Amendment rights as journalists, and accused them of violating the rights of churchgoers.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• devotee