kerk

Dutch (Brabantic)

/kɛrk/

noun
Definitions
  • church, house of Christian worship
  • occasionally capitalized church, confessional religious organization
  • church, temple, non-Christian house of worship

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch kerke inherited from Old Dutch kirica inherited from *kirikā derived from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (that which belongs to the Lord).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κυριακόν

Gloss

that which belongs to the Lord

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