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[church-lee] / ˈtʃɜrtʃ li /


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And while it ought not to have been avoided, the churchly aspects of country are acknowledged, and it was smart pacing to follow “How Great Thou Art” by Jaci Velasquez with the raucous Ms. Clark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

That theme, explored with light wit and deep humanity, makes this unabashedly churchly novel strikingly relevant to our conflicted political era.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

He unleashed raw operatic passion in soul-searching arias rather than a churchly Passion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2022

In later generations, many Americans would share the Transcendentalists’ conviction that personal enlightenment could supersede churchly doctrines, and followed this faith into diverse forms of self-help and alternative spirituality.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

Sgambati in Rome keeps green the memory of the master in his annual recitals; but of the churchly compositions no one I encountered had ever heard.

From Franz Liszt by James Huneker


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