# churching

Pronunciation: say "CHURCH-ing" US /ˈt͡ʃɜɹt͡ʃɪŋ/, UK /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A religious ceremony blessing a woman after childbirth, traditionally observed in some Christian churches.
   - Simple: A church service that blesses a mother after she has given birth.
   - _After her churching, she rejoined the congregation for Sunday service._
   - _The vicar scheduled the churching for the Sunday after the baptism._

## Verb

2. Present participle of church. — present participle and gerund of church
   - Simple: Present participle of church. Use this -ing form for the action as it is happening.
   - _The parish has a long custom of churching mothers after childbirth._
   - _Churching the new mother, the vicar offered prayers of thanksgiving._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/churching (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).