go-to-meeting

American  

[goh-tuh-meet-n, -mee-ting] / ˈgoʊ təˈmit n, -ˈmi tɪŋ /

adjective

1. Sunday-go-to-meeting.

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Etymology

Origin of go-to-meeting

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

Led by Takahashi and Kataoka, resplendent in dusty morning coats, 800 villagers crammed the town hall to attend Mass, while hundreds more, in their best go-to-meeting clothes, waited patiently outside.

From Time Magazine Archive

My thick go-to-meeting trousers that I left at Minsterham are gone up to my ancles; I must ask Wilmet if Clem hasn't left a pair that have got too seedy for Cambridge.'

From The Pillars of the House, V1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

I only spoke because you're so all-fired go-to-meeting like.

From Our American Cousin by Taylor, Tom

Directly an immigrant has landed, he feels that his first earnings must be devoted to a Sunday go-to-meeting suit.

From Town Life in Australia by Twopeny, Richard Ernest Nowell

"One good thing," said the cheerful Sid, "we won't be apt to ruin our best Sunday go-to-meeting glad rags by getting them soaked."

From Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School by Chapman, Allen