kirk

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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Noun
  • Not one civil rights or church group was there.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Later in the evening, the church pews were moved outside so the chapel could be transformed into a dance floor, with the groom's close friend, DJ Spence, performing Afrobeat music.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Later in the evening, the church pews were moved outside so the chapel could be transformed into a dance floor, with the groom's close friend, DJ Spence, performing Afrobeat music.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In 2020, Eugenie’s sister, Beatrice, tied the knot on the estate itself, marrying Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a small ceremony in the chapel while Covid-19 restrictions were in place.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her wispy curtain bangs were also accentuated at the front, grazing her temples.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These are serious temples of pleasure, with irresistible aromas wafting out and window displays beckoning with equal measures of art and enticement.
    Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In typical Betsy fashion, the wedding was in a grand cathedral in Paris.
    Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The heist has prompted a national reckoning, with some officials comparing the shock to the 2019 burning of Notre-Dame cathedral.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Kirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kirk. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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