Definitions for kirk
kɜrk, kɪrkkirk

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kirknoun

   a Scottish church

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kirknoun

   a church.

2. Kirknoun

   The Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

3. Kirknoun

   transferred from the surname.

4. Etymology: From kirkja or cirice.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kirknoun

   An old word for a church, yet retained in Scotland.

   Etymology: cyrce, Saxon; ϰυϱιαϰϰὴ.

   Home they hasten the posts to dight,
   And all the kirk pillars ere day-light,
   With hawthorn buds, and sweet eglantine. Edmund Spenser.

   Nor is it all the nation hath these spots,
   There is a church as well as kirk of Scots. John Cleveland.

   What one party thought to rivet by the Scots, that the other contemns, despising the kirk government and discipline of the Scots. Charles I .

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kirk

   Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning "church". It is often used specifically of the Church of Scotland. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it.

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1. kirk

   A Kirk is a Scottish or old northern English term for a church. It is often used specifically to refer to the Church of Scotland or a Presbyterian church. The term is derived from the Old Norse word 'kirkja.'

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kirknoun

   a church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church

2. Etymology: [Scot.; cf. Icel. kirkja, of Greek origin. See Church.]

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1. Kirk

   Kirk can mean "church" in general or the Church of Scotland in particular. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kirk

   kėrk, n. in Scotland, a church—sometimes 'the Kirk' means the Established Church specially.—ns. Kirk′in, the first attendance of a pair after marriage, of a magistrate after election; Kirk′-sess′ion, the lowest court in Presbyterian churches, being the governing body of a particular congregation; Kirk′ton (Scot.), the village in which the parish church stands; Kirk′yard, a graveyard.—Auld Kirk, the Established Church in Scotland—by association of ideas, (coll.) the whisky bottle, whisky. [A Northern Eng. form of church.]

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1. kirk

   Song lyrics by kirk -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by kirk on the Lyrics.com website.

2. KIRK

   What does KIRK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the KIRK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KIRK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kirk is ranked #623 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kirk surname appeared 54,394 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 18 would have the surname Kirk.
   
   82.3% or 44,804 total occurrences were White.
   10.5% or 5,744 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 1,273 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 1,121 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 751 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.2% or 702 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Church

Anagrams for kirk »

1. rikk

How to pronounce kirk?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kirk in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kirk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of kirk in a Sentence

1. Peyton Lofton:

   Exposed sign and tweets from YALexposed Before that alleged doxxing attempt, he says signs were posted near campus, calling YAL a racist and misogynistic organization and exposing some of its members. Its not clear yet if the three people arrested were behind the @YALexposed Twitter handle. Peyton Lofton said hes also had previous altercations with a student, but didnt want to make anyone a target until all the facts are out. After the alleged arson attack, residents were let back in the building at 1:20 a.m.and 40 minutes later the first officer arrived on the scene. Peyton Lofton says Detective David Harris came to their dorm around 2:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and informed the two Detective David Harris was assigned to the case. They say Peyton Lofton took the burnedsign that was previously on the dooras evidence and was reviewing security footage. Its not clear if the footage Peyton Lofton reviewed helped officers arrest the three suspects. Peyton Lofton says the initial shock is wearing off and that Peyton Lofton family lives20 minutes away in case Peyton Lofton ever feels unsafe. Peyton Lofton says Peyton Lofton wont back down to people trying to spread fear. I dont want to let them win, so I plan on staying on campus and not backing down and work twice as hard i trust that Tulane Police will handle the problem ; Im not nave and still aware of the danger and trying to be as safe as possible. LOUISIANA FIREFIGHTER SAVES PREGNANT WOMAN FROM BURNING VEHICLE : GOD HAS SOMETHING MAJOR FOR YOU ! Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative advocacygroup Turning Point USA, tweeted about the incident. Kirk told Fox its a sick and sad day that someone would attemptan arson attack on another because of their beliefs.

2. Jason Ehrlich:

   ' You know, they are starting to send these rockets up with people into space. Wouldn't it be something if Captain Kirk went up there,' jason Ehrlich, for God sakes, nobody cares about -- hum going up in - it was 55 years ago -- my God man -- um, hum, uh -- well maybe I should go up into space.

3. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Pelosi:

   On behalf of her many friends in Congress, we thank the Chairwoman for her leadership for the people of Texas and all Americans, and wish her and her family, including her beloved son Kirk Jr and grandchildren Kirk Jr, David and James, the best in their next steps.

4. Cynthia Shepherd:

   Kirk is a special person to me.

5. James Cawley:

   I always wanted to play Capt. Kirk.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kirk
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kirk
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=kirk
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kirk
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kirk
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=kirk
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html