Kirkist en · NOUN
Etymology
From kirk + -ist.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |