kirk
kirk Lexical Profile
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• noun
Scottish A Christian church building, especially in Scotland and northern England.
"The villagers gathered outside the ancient stone kirk after the Sunday morning service."
Scottish The national Presbyterian church of Scotland (the Church of Scotland), often capitalized as 'the Kirk'.
"For centuries, the Kirk played a central role in shaping Scottish education and parish governance."
• verb
Scottish To present or escort (especially a newly married couple, a mother after childbirth, or newly elected civic officials) to church for a formal blessing or ceremonial service.
"By tradition, the newly elected town council was formally kirked on the first Sunday after the election."
• Rhymes for kirk
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English and Scots 'kirk', borrowed from Old Norse 'kirkja' (and reinforced by northern Old English 'cirice'), ultimately from Late Greek 'kyrikon' ('belonging to the Lord'), making it a direct unpalatalized doublet of 'church'.