kirk C1 Topic:Religion & Belief US /kɜɹk/ UK /kɜːk/ See IPA manual Freq #5378 Meanings 1 noun a Scottish church The village gathered at the kirk on Sunday morning. Thesaurus Synonyms church Word family 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. Topics Religion & Belief External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kirk **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kɜɹk/ **IPA (UK):** /kɜːk/ **Frequency rank:** 5378 ## Meanings 1. a Scottish church ## Examples - The village gathered at the kirk on Sunday morning. ## Synonyms - church ## 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. ## Topics - Religion & Belief markdown