Difference between revisions of "Kirk"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_136160" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_136160" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <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" /> == | == 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 | <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> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:58, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(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.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
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).
