chirche
Middle English
/ˈtʃir(ə)tʃ(ə)/, /ˈkirk(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- church, cathedral
- temple, synagogue
- clergy, priests
- religious organisation or community
- Christendom, the whole of Christianity
- The Roman Catholic Church
- A regional branch of Christianity
Etymology
Inherited from Old English ċiriċe (church) 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
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christchurch English
- Church Father English
- Churchill English
- McChurch English
- antichurch English
- chopchurch English
- church English
- church-goer English
- church-ridden English
- churchane English
- churchdom English
- churchful English
- churchgoer English
- churchgoing English
- churchhouse English
- churchical English
- churchify English
- churchish English
- churchism English
- churchless English
- churchlike English
- churchling English
- churchload English
- churchly English
- churchman English
- churchmate English
- churchmouse English
- churchperson English
- churchship English
- churchtown English
- churchwarden English
- churchway English
- churchwide English
- churchwoman English
- churchwork English
- churchy English
- churchyard English
- cyberchurch English
- dechurch English
- dischurch English
- interchurch English
- megachurch English
- newchurch English
- nonchurch English
- parachurch English
- parish church English
- prochurch English
- rechurch English
- superchurch English
- unchurch English
- κυριακόν Ancient Greek
- κύριος Ancient Greek
- *ḱewH- Proto-Indo-European
- Angelcirice Old English
- Ciricburh Old English
- circe Old English
- ciricbelle Old English
- ciricboc Old English
- ciricbot Old English
- ciricbryce Old English
- ciricbræc Old English
- ciricdor Old English
- cirice Old English
- ciricend Old English
- ciricfriþ Old English
- ciricfultum Old English
- ciricgang Old English
- ciricgemana Old English
- ciricgeorn Old English
- ciricgeriht Old English
- ciricgriþ Old English
- cirichad Old English
- cirichalgung Old English
- cirichata Old English
- cirichyll Old English
- ciricland Old English
- ciriclic Old English
- ciricmangung Old English
- ciricmitta Old English
- ciricmærsung Old English
- ciricnytt Old English
- ciricpæþ Old English
- ciricragu Old English
- ciricran Old English
- ciricsang Old English
- ciricsangere Old English
- ciricsceatt Old English
- ciricsocn Old English
- ciricsteall Old English
- ciricstede Old English
- ciricstig Old English
- cirictid Old English
- cirictun Old English
- ciricwag Old English
- ciricwaru Old English
- ciricweard Old English
- ciricweg Old English
- ciricwica Old English
- ciricwæcce Old English
- ciricwæd Old English
- ciricæwe Old English
- ciricþegn Old English
- ciricþegnung Old English
- ciricþing Old English
- ciricþingere Old English
- heafodcirice Old English
- ċiriċe Old English
- parische chirche Middle English
- parisshe Middle English
- kirkja Old Norse
- *cьrky Proto-Slavic
- क्राइस्टचर्च Hindi
- चर्च Hindi
- chirihha Old High German
- చర్చి Telugu
- *kirikā gmw-pro
- kirica Old Dutch
- kirika Old Saxon
- kirkia Old Swedish
- kjȯrk Westrobothnian
- चर्च Marathi
- چرچ Urdu
- tsirke Old Frisian
- tzerke Old Frisian
- tzirke Old Frisian
- sios Tok Pisin
- κυριακόν gkm
- κυριακόν (δόμα) gkm
- ಚರ್ಚು Kannada
- coci Hausa
- cōcì Hausa
- κυριακόν grc-koi
- κυριακόν, κυριακὸν δῶμα grc-koi
- κυριακὸν, κυριακόν grc-koi
- chechi Shona
- tchalitchi Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- sios Pijin