The sound of the churchgoing bell.
Cowper.
Church"-haw` (?), n. [Church + haw a yard.] Churchyard. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Church"ism (?), n. Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.
Church"less (?), a. Without a church. T. Fuller.
Church"like` (?), a. Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman. Shak.
Church"li*ness (?), n. Regard for the church.
Church"ly, a. Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical.
Church"man (?), n.; pl. Churchmen (#). 1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman.
2. An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England. "A zealous churchman." Macaulay.