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kirk

  [kurk; Scot. kirk]
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–noun
1. Chiefly Scot. and North England. a church.
2. the Kirk, the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), as distinguished from the Church of England or the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME (north and Scots) < ON kirkja church

Related forms:
kirklike, adjective
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Kirk

  [kurk]
–noun
1. Grayson (Louis), 1903–1997, U.S. educator: president of Columbia University 1953–68.
2. a male given name.
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kirk   (kûrk)   
n.  

  1. Scots A church.

  2. Kirk Chiefly British The Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Used with the.


[Middle English, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English cirice, church; see church.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

kirk 
c.1200, northern England and Scot. dial. form of church, from O.N. kirkja "church," from O.E. cirice (see church).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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