"chirche" meaning in Middle English

See chirche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)/, /kirk/ [Northern] Forms: chirches [plural], chirchen [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, borrowed from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|ċiriċe}} Old English ċiriċe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kirikā}} Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, {{der|enm|grc|κυριακόν}} Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chirche, {{enm-noun|pl2=chirchen}} chirche (plural chirches or chirchen)
  1. church, cathedral Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-chirche-enm-noun-LMOrR~qV Disambiguation of Buildings: 26 28 2 7 6 29 2
  2. temple, synagogue Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-chirche-enm-noun-a5ddEbIF Disambiguation of Buildings: 26 28 2 7 6 29 2
  3. clergy, priests
    Sense id: en-chirche-enm-noun-kYOFOKiS
  4. religious organisation or community
    Sense id: en-chirche-enm-noun-BLJ~vmxz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 2 3 17 11 29 9
  5. Christendom, the whole of Christianity
    Sense id: en-chirche-enm-noun-eFbc3qyw Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 2 3 17 11 29 9
  6. The Roman Catholic Church Categories (topical): Buildings, Christianity, Places of worship, Religion
    Sense id: en-chirche-enm-noun-3Lc04qTT Disambiguation of Buildings: 26 28 2 7 6 29 2 Disambiguation of Christianity: 7 5 1 2 20 45 21 Disambiguation of Places of worship: 20 18 2 5 7 42 6 Disambiguation of Religion: 13 11 1 2 9 53 10 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 2 3 17 11 29 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 3 2 3 9 8 33 5
  7. A regional branch of Christianity
    Sense id: en-chirche-enm-noun-EeoNTnJ2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: parische chirche

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
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      "text": "Scots: kirk"
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      "text": "Yola: chourch"
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    },
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          "english": "Because after a while, they spared neither churches or churchyards, but stole all the valuables within them before burning the church and everything in it.",
          "ref": "p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:",
          "text": "Foꝛ ouer ſithon ne · foꝛ baren. hi nouther circe ne cyrceiard. oc namen al þe god ð þar inne ƿaſ. ⁊ brenden ſythen þe cyrce ⁊ al te gædere.",
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        {
          "_dis": "39 3 2 3 9 8 33 5",
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            "Architecture",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Sciences",
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            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "7 5 1 2 20 45 21",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "enm:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 18 2 5 7 42 6",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Places of worship",
          "orig": "enm:Places of worship",
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            "Religion",
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            "Buildings and structures",
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kirk/",
      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cherch"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kirke"
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      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃirt͡ʃ(ə)/"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "churche"
    },
    {
      "word": "chyrch"
    },
    {
      "word": "chyrche"
    },
    {
      "word": "kirke"
    },
    {
      "word": "kyrk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kyrke"
    },
    {
      "word": "schyrsche"
    },
    {
      "word": "chireche"
    },
    {
      "word": "chiriche"
    },
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      "word": "circe"
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}

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