Meaning & use
kirk
(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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