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Kirkist

Kirkist noun: someone who supports the Kirk, or Church of Scotland, especially with reference to Oliver Cromwell's Scottish campaign of 1650-1.

Noun

Kirkist (plural Kirkists)

  1. (archaic, historical) Someone who supports the Kirk, or Church of Scotland, especially with reference to Oliver Cromwell's Scottish campaign of 1650-1.
    • I answered that such freedom would be worse than the vilest slavery, for it would leave me free to do nothing but grappel till death with clusterfist creditors and esurient Kirkists […]1983, Alasdair Gray, “Logopandocy”, in Every Short Story 1951-2012, Canongate, published 2012, page 177

Forms of Kirkist

pluralKirkists

Origin of Kirkist

From kirk + -ist.

Questions about Kirkist

What does Kirkist mean?
Kirkist means someone who supports the Kirk, or Church of Scotland, especially with reference to Oliver Cromwell's Scottish campaign of 1650-1.
What part of speech is Kirkist?
Kirkist is a noun.
What is the plural of Kirkist?
The plural of Kirkist is Kirkists.

Words near Kirkist in the dictionary

  1. kirkifying
  2. kirkiite
  3. Kirkinch
  4. kirking out
  5. Kirkintilloch
  6. Kirkist
  7. Kirkists
  8. Kirkjubæjarklaustur
  9. Kirkjubøur
  10. Kirkkonummi
  11. kirkland

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