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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Noun
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Mustain served at Preston Trail from 2019 to 2023, according to a statement on the church’s website.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 June 2025 -
The church asks the court to declare and recognize its legal right to grow and use sacred plants, including marijuana, for religious reasons without the government interfering.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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Located in downtown San Antonio, just off I-37, the site includes the original chapel, shaded gardens, and a museum that traces centuries of history.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Once a week, there’s an optional 30-minute chapel led by the team chaplain before team meetings, Ferguson-Reynolds said.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 May 2025
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The temple would be almost as tall as the Tower building in downtown Elgin and would be the size of two box stores, opponents said.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Designed in Switzerland and made in Japan, each showcases an obsessive level of technical artistry, from the knurled temple fronts inspired by watchmaking to the titanium temple tips that recall high-end fountain pens.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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Skeletal branches created a cathedral over the lonely vehicle where the 64-year-old man had breathed his last, the winter-gray river placid in the background behind a ramble of fences.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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On Wednesday, protesters blocked the international bridge connecting Reynosa and Pharr, Texas, later going to a local cathedral to pray and make offerings to the disappeared.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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“Kirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kirk. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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