- [countable] (Scottish English)
church 教堂 the parish kirk 堂區教堂
- the Kirk[singular]
a name often used for the national Church of Scotland 蘇格蘭教會
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’.