Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Strict adherence to the forms, principles, or discipline of some church, especially a state church.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.
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- noun Strict
adherence to theforms orprinciples of somechurch organization .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mr. Churchill's ideas, on the other hand, represented a different concept, one which may be called churchism, or pietistic otherworldliness, a concept which encourages the church's retreat from the world.
Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. Reuel L. Howe 1945
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_Guardian_ has got so completely into the leading strings of that churchism which is as poisonous in its feelings towards us, and its plans respecting us, as the simoon blast; that he will see measures going forward, which he must know are calculated, nay, intended, to trample us in the dust, and not even say one word, except in praise
The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Egerton Ryerson 1842
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In several cases entire "Separate" churches reached the conviction that the baptism of infants was not only without Scriptural warrant but was a chief corner-stone of state-churchism, and transformed themselves into Baptist churches.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various
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In its local version churchism is parochialism, or total preoccupation with the church as an institution at the level of the local community.
Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. Reuel L. Howe 1945
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As in the case of clericalism, so it is in the case of churchism.
Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. Reuel L. Howe 1945
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It is because of our insecurity and fear that we develop these defensive attitudes of parochialism and churchism.
Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. Reuel L. Howe 1945
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They need a church and religious teachers and members that have a sense of mission, a reason and purpose for living that is related to all the exciting meanings of human life, instead of being concerned with such irrelevancies as churchism, parochialism, institutionalism, and other modern idols.
Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. Reuel L. Howe 1945
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It was knock-down and drag-out theology, the ruthless machinery of organized churchism - the rank materialism of things temporal - not the teachings of Christ and the spirit of the Christian religion
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Partyism - churchism - will ever stick to its fetish.
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The attempt he made to mediate between individualism and churchism is in some respects admirable.
The Theology of Schleiermacher: A Condensed Presentation of His Chief Work, "The Christian Faith" 1862-1929 1911
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