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# kirk

noun (a kirk, kirks; the Kirk)

«kirk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Scotland) A kirk is a church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#m1)
2. (Scotland, church) The Kirk is the Church of Scotland, the main Presbyterian church there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#m2)
3. (a name) Kirk is also a first name or surname, like Captain Kirk in «Star Trek». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#m3)

### In the lessons

Scottish stories, songs and place names: «the village kirk», «Kirkcaldy», «Falkirk». Religion lessons: the Church of Scotland is called the Kirk. It tells the reader the setting is Scotland or northern England.

### Examples

- The family walked to the kirk on Sunday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#x1)
- The Kirk is the Church of Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#x2)
- The old kirk had a stone bell tower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#x3)
- Many Scottish towns have «kirk» in their name, like Falkirk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#x4)
- They were married in the village kirk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#x5)
- Captain Kirk is a character in Star Trek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/#x6)

### Note

Scottish and northern English word; in standard English say «church». Capital «K» for the Church of Scotland and for the name.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kirk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kirk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kirk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kirk.html) on Mova free.