kirkman
Americannoun
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kirkmen
plural
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a member or follower of the Kirk.
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a churchman.
noun
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a member or strong upholder of the Kirk
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a churchman; clergyman
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of kirkman
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at kirk, -man
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No mere Scotch kirkman was Archie, but a prehistoric Calvinist, a Presbyterian by the act of God and an elder from all eternity.
From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.
Please to gar have this, or the copy, to the clergy and kirkmen, and keap the principale, and thy Grace shall have experience gif I go aganis ane worde that I haif hecht.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David
There's mair knavery among kirkmen than honesty amang courtiers.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
Coldinghame stands pleasant, and verifies the byword that the kirkmen choised ever the warmest nests.
From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord
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