单词 | kirk service |
释义 | > as lemmaskirk service kirk service n. public Christian worship in a church or kirk; a celebration of this, esp. one following a prescribed form; cf. church service n. 2. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 10606 (MED) Quen þai had..taght hir to þat kirc seruijs [Fairf. chirchis service]..to drightin self þai hir bekend. 1624 D. Calderwood Epist. Christian Brother 9 The holy ministry transformed, rent, and divided.., and restraining the members thereof from their proper functions; the kirke-service, prayers, and other exercises. 1833 A. Picken Traditionary Stories Old Families I. v. 173 I rose, refreshed in body and pious in spirit, on the dull Sunday morning, proposing to walk forward, and be into Hillington in time for the kirk service. 1885 H. Butterworth Zigzag Journeys in Acadia & New France xii. 285 We see the kirk service performed in very much of its original amplitude and heartiness. 1992 I. Rankin Strip Jack (1993) 36 Helen looked either like she'd been to an early Kirk service, or was planning to attend one later on. < as lemmas |
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