| 单词 | kirk greedy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskirk greedy kirk greedy adj. zealous in church attendance. ΚΠ 1860 H. Keddie Wearing Willow x. 205 What business had they in a Scotch kirk? They were not so kirk-greedy across the Channel. 1955 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) 12 Oct. in Sc. National Dict. (1960) V. 395/1 If our Protestant schools..laid a foundation on which the minister could build on a Sunday, perhaps we would see the development of a more ‘kirk greedy’ community. 1994 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 16 Apr. 13 In each congregation he endeared himself to old and young alike. Those who may not have been abnormally ‘kirk greedy’ knew of his prowess on the football field. < as lemmas |
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