churchhouse en · NOUN
Etymology
From church + house.
Meanings
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A Quaker building used as a church and meeting-place.
As a result, compassion is left at the churchhouse door, and the truly needy must look elsewhere for help.
2007 November 1, “Missing Compassion”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| churchhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |