Meaning & use

kirk

noun·Advanced

(chiefly Scottish) A church, especially one belonging to the Church of Scotland.

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The whole village gathered at the kirk for the Sunday service.

They were married in a small stone kirk overlooking the loch.

A note on using this word

Kirk is a Scots and northern English word for church, still used in place names and in the name of the Church of Scotland.

Words with a similar meaning

church

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