kirk

noun

ˈkirk How to pronounce kirk (audio)
Definition of kirknext
chiefly Scottish
as in church
a building for public worship and especially Christian worship left Edinburgh early in the morning for St. John's Kirk in Perth

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  1. church
  2. chapel
  3. temple
  4. cathedral
Noun
  • Driving south from Bakersville into Asheville, nearly every church, grocery store, gas station, firehouse, and strip mall parking lot had been converted to some sort of supply distribution point or relief hub.
    Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Is your church or nonprofit holding a holiday cookie sale in 2024?
    Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of church
Noun
  • It will be transformed into a fresh new home, as will the neighboring chapel. , which has amassed over 200,000 views on TikTok, shows the suspicious door that was once underneath the bath, with Mandy using a chisel and a hammer to pry it open.
    Brian Dillon, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Following the French Revolution in the late 18th century, the chapel fell into ruin.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of chapel
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  • Six buses were arrayed outside that legendary Upper West Side emporium, a culinary temple to smoked fish and secular, progressive Judaism.
    Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Another temple worth visiting is Eklingji Temple, dedicated to another member of the Hindu triumvirate, Lord Shiva the destroyer, and known for its elaborate carvings, paintings and sculpture.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of temple
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  • Start at Piazza Garibaldi, the city’s main square, and wander north toward the Duomo (the main cathedral).
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The circle of light thrown by a campfire, the tarpaper shack by the side of a road, the stone cathedral, the gilded ballroom — each of these shaped the way music was made and heard.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of cathedral
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