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Kirkists

Kirkists is the plural of Kirkist.

Meaning of Kirkist

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

Questions about Kirkists

What is Kirkists the plural of?
Kirkists is the plural of Kirkist.

Words near Kirkists in the dictionary

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

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