Kirk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɜːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kirk is a noun meaning (Northern England and Scotland) A church.
Meaning
(Northern England and Scotland) A church.
Example Sentences
The Ship was cheer'd, the Harbour clear'd— / Merrily did we drop / Below the Kirk, below the Hill, / Below the Light-house top.
When she sang in the kirk, folk have told me that they had a foretaste of the musick of the New Jerusalem, and when she came in by the village of Caulds old men stottered to their doors to look at her.
But long, long ago an enthusiastic reporter called it a "fairy palace," and the office building on the west side was once a church. Hence, in North British phraseology, to "gang tae the Kirk" meant to be had up on the carpet.
Word Forms
- kirks
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