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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_136160" /> == | |||
<p> a word meaning circle, in the sense of " assembly" or "company;" the original word being Saxon, and supposed by some to have come from the | <p> (n.) A church or the church, in the various senses of the word; esp., the Church of [[Scotland]] as distinguished from other reformed churches, or from the Roman [[Catholic]] Church. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_47141" /> == | |||
<p> a word meaning circle, in the sense of " assembly" or "company;" the original word being Saxon, and supposed by some to have come from the Greek '''''Κυριακόν''''' '', Dominicum, "'' The Lord's house." The word [[Church]] is the same as " Kirk," and has the same signification as " congregation" or assembly, which are elsewhere given as translations of the original word '''''Ἐκκλησία''''' . The established religion of Scotland (the Presbyterian) is usually called the ''Kirk Of Scotland.'' (See Scotland). </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_136160"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/kirk Kirk from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_47141"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/kirk Kirk from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_47141"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/kirk Kirk from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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