noun
- plural of churchiness; the quality or state of being excessively or ostentatiously religious or pious
Usage: usually uncountable; used to describe affected or hypocritical displays of religiosity
Examples
- The critic dismissed the politician's churchinesses as mere performative gestures.
- Her churchinesses made her unpopular among those who valued genuine faith over public displays.
- The novel satirizes the churchinesses of Victorian society.
- He found their churchinesses tiresome and unconvincing.