What (who) is kirking - definition
SCOTS AND NORTHERN ENGLISH TERM FOR 'CHURCH', ESPECIALLY IN REFERENCE TO THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
High kirk; High Kirk; High kirks; Kirking; Kirche
![The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk, by [[John Henry Lorimer]], 1891. [[National Gallery of Scotland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lorimer, Ordination.jpg?width=200 "The Ordination of Elders in a Scottish Kirk, by [[John Henry Lorimer]], 1891. [[National Gallery of Scotland]]")
kirking
To speak... in... a halting manner.
As long as...I'm...captain of this ship,...you'll...listen to me.
As long as...I'm...captain of this ship,...you'll...listen to me.
kirk
(kirks)
1.
A kirk is a church. (SCOTTISH)
N-COUNT
2.
The Kirk is the Church of Scotland, the main Protestant church in Scotland. (SCOTTISH)
...ministers of the Kirk.
N-PROPER: the N
kirk
(v.) 1) to speak pompously and for effect, especially if that effect is lost on everyone but the speaker. 2) to pause at odd intervals while speaking. Also 'kirked', 'kirking'. For the ficticiously loquacious captain of the same name.
Don't... interuptmewhen... I'm... tryingto... speak!, he kirked.
Don't... interuptmewhen... I'm... tryingto... speak!, he kirked.
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Kirk
Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning "church". It is often used specifically of the Church of Scotland. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it.
