Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small detached chapel or place of worship.
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Examples
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I have said, it is most probable that where Haworth Church now stands, there was once an ancient “field-kirk,” or oratory.
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I have said, it is most probable that where Haworth Church now stands, there was once an ancient "field-kirk," or oratory.
Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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It is probable that there existed on this ground, a "field-kirk," or oratory, in the earliest times; and, from the Archbishop's registry at York, it is ascertained that there was a chapel at Haworth in 1317.
Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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It is probable that there existed on this ground, a “field-kirk,” or oratory, in the earliest times; and, from the Archbishop’s registry at York, it is ascertained that there was a chapel at Haworth in 1317.
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