chirche

English

Noun

chirche (plural chirches)

1. Obsolete spelling of church.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• chirch, cherche, cherch, circe, kyrk, kirke, churche, chyrche, chyrch, chireche, church, kyrke

Etymology

From Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, borrowed from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃir(ə)tʃ(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkirk(ə)/

Noun

chirche (plural chirches or chirchen)

1. church, cathedral
2. temple, synagogue
3. clergy, priests
4. religious organisation or community
5. Christendom, the whole of Christianity
6. The Roman Catholic Church
7. A regional branch of Christianity

Derived terms

• parische chirche

Descendants

• English: church
• Scots: kirk

References

• “chirche (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.