kirk
noun /kɜːk/
/kɜːrk/
- [countable] (Scottish English) church
- the parish kirk
- the Kirk[singular] a name often used for the national Church of Scotland
Word OriginMiddle 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’.