chirche

== English == === Noun === chirche (countable and uncountable, plural chirches) Obsolete spelling of church. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cherch, cherche, chirch, chorche, church, churche, chyrch, chyrche, kirke, kyrk, kyrke, schyrsche chireche, chiriche, circe, cyrce (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, borrowed from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɛrt͡ʃ(ə)/, (Southern, Southwest Midland) /ˈt͡ʃurt͡ʃ(ə)/ IPA(key): /kirk/ (Northern) === 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 ==== chirche dore chircheyerd parische chirche ==== Descendants ==== English: church Geordie: chorch, kirk Scots: kirk Yola: chourch ==== References ====