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noun
- 1. a church.
- 2. the Church of Scotland as distinct from the Church of England or from the Episcopal Church in Scotland.
noun. ˈkirk ˈkərk. Synonyms of kirk. 1. chiefly Scotland : church. 2. capitalized : the national church of Scotland as distinguished from the Church of England or the Episcopal Church in Scotland.
noun [ C ] uk / kɜːk / us / kɝːk / Add to word list. Scottish English. a church. the Kirk. the Church of Scotland. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious buildings & places. abbey. ashram. caliphate. cathedral. chapel. friary. gurdwara. hermitage. holy city. monastery. mosque. nunnery. pagoda. pantheon. synagogue. tabernacle.
Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning 'church'. The term the Kirk is often used informally to refer specifically to the Church of Scotland, the Scottish national church that developed from the 16th-century Reformation. Many place names and personal names are derived from kirk .
noun. Chiefly Scot. and North England. a church. the Kirk, the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), as distinguished from the Church of England or the Scottish Episcopal Church. Kirk. 2. [ kurk ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA.
noun [ C ] us / kɝːk / uk / kɜːk / Add to word list. Scottish English. a church. the Kirk. the Church of Scotland. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious buildings & places. abbey. ashram. caliphate. cathedral. chapel. friary. gurdwara. hermitage. holy city. madrasa. monastery. mosque. nunnery. pagoda. pantheon. tabernacle.
4 days ago · kirk. (kɜːʳk ) Word forms: plural kirks. 1. countable noun. A kirk is a church. [Scottish] ...the eighteenth-century kirk across the road. 2. proper noun. The Kirk is the Church of Scotland, the main Protestant church in Scotland.
Jun 7, 2024 · IPA guide. Other forms: kirks. Definitions of kirk. noun. a Scottish church. see more.
Definition of kirk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · kirk (third-person singular simple present kirks, present participle kirkin, simple past kirkit, past participle kirkit) ( transitive) to bring to church for burial.
n. 1. Chiefly Scot. a church. 2. the Kirk, the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), as distinguished from the Church of England or the Scottish Episcopal Church. [1150–1200; Middle English (north and Scots) < Old Norse kirkja church] kirk′man, n., pl. -men.
