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kirk

noun

ˈkirk

Definition of 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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This disclosure prompted church leadership to meet with the accuser and her mother, which ultimately resulted in a report to the child abuse hotline that same month.

— John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
Gospel Wednesday Concert, an hour-long concert at a historic Black church in Harlem.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

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The Dancing With the Stars alum told Cosmopolitan that the couple tied the knot at the same Vegas chapel that Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker wed, as well as Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
No longer a functioning church, the chapel is now operated as a museum and wedding venue.

— Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of chapel

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There was no mosque in Mancelona, and Mymonie and Sam found kinship in the Masonic temple.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
An island that is often pigeonholed to infinity pools and rice-paddy views, the tropical destination is also home to working rice terraces still farmed by hand, daily temple offerings, and craft traditions passed down over generations.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

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The $4 billion white steel, glass, and marble design by the Spanish Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava — alternately compared to a cathedral and a whale carcass — looks and feels like nothing else on the planet, much less a mall.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026
The interior is like a step into Italy, with tall arches, a dome ceiling from old cathedrals and a mosaic fountain on the back bar, all surrounded by bronze sculptures.

— Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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