chirche

English

Noun

chirche (plural chirches)

Obsolete spelling of church

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʃir(ə)tʃ(ə)/
(Northern ME) 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

Descendants

English: church
Scots: kirk

References

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

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