Kirk

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"Kirk" is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning 'church', derived from the Koine Greek "kyriakon (dōma)" ('Lord's house') and appearing as a cognate in many other Germanic languages. Informally, "the Kirk" commonly refers to the Church of Scotland, the country's national Presbyterian church that developed from the 16th-century Reformation. A significant historical event was the 1843 "Disruption," when about a third of the Church of Scotland left to form "the Free Kirk," famously giving rise to rhyming taunts like "The Free Kirk, the wee Kirk, the Kirk without the steeple." Additionally, "High Kirk" is a term sometimes used for Church of Scotland congregations that meet in buildings which were pre-Reformation cathedrals, such as the High Kirk of Edinburgh (St. Giles'), though not all "High Kirks" hold this historic distinction. Many place names and personal names are also derived from "kirk."