- [countable] (Scottish English)
church 教堂 the parish kirk 堂区教堂
- the Kirk[singular]
a name often used for the national Church of Scotland 苏格兰教会
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English cirice, related to Dutch kerk and German Kirche, based on medieval Greek kurikon, from Greek kuriakon (dōma) ‘Lord's (house)’, from kurios ‘master or lord’.