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kirk

Pronunciation: /kɜːk/

The English word “kirk” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A church.

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English kirke, borrowed from Old Norse kirkja, borrowed from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, borrowed from Koine Greek κῡρῐᾰκόν (kūrĭăkón), a nominalization of κῡριακός (kūriakós), or from Ancient Greek -ον (-on). Doublet of church.

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