kirk

noun

1. Chiefly Scot. and North England. a church.
2. the Kirk, the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), as distinguished from the Church of England or the Scottish Episcopal Church.

noun

1. Grayson (Louis),1903–1997, U.S. educator: president of Columbia University 1953–68.
2. a male given name.

noun

1. a Scot word for church
2. a Scottish church

noun

1. the Kirk informal the Presbyterian Church of Scotland

noun

1. Norman. 1923–74, prime minister of New Zealand (1972–74)

n.

c.1200, northern England and Scottish dialectal form of church, from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse kirkja “church,” from Old English cirice (see church).