US /kɜɹk/ UK /kɜːk/
noun Freq #5378

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a Scottish church

    The village gathered at the kirk on Sunday morning.

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Derived forms kirkyard
Related forms church

Etymology

From Middle English kirk, borrowed from Old Norse kirkja, meaning church. It is cognate with the standard English word church.

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