kirk
kirk [kirk kirks] BrE [kɜːk] NAmE [kɜːrk] noun
1. countable (ScotE)church
•the parish kirk
2. the Kirksingular a name often used for the official Church of Scotland
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English cirice, related to Dutch kerk and German Kirche, based on medieval Greek kurikon, from Greek kuriakon (dōma) ‘Lord's (house)’, from kurios ‘master or lord’.
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