chirche
English
Noun
chirche (plural chirches)
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, borrowed from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃir(ə)tʃ(ə)/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Northern ME" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkirk(ə)/
Noun
chirche (plural chirches or chirchen)
- church, cathedral
- temple, synagogue
- clergy, priests
- religious organisation or community
- Christendom, the whole of Christianity
- The Roman Catholic Church
- A regional branch of Christianity
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “chirche (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
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- enm:Buildings
- enm:Christianity
- enm:Places of worship
- enm:Religion