English Explanatory Dictionary

church door

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A door to a church, especially the front door (or double doors) that open directly to the narthex or nave, often ornate.

Word forms

church door church doors churchdoor church-door

Etymology

From Middle English churche-dore, chirche-dor, kurkdure, chyrchdurr, kirrkedure, from Old English ċiriċdor, ċyriċdor (“church door”), equivalent to church + door. Cognate with West Frisian tsjerkedoar (“church door”), Dutch kerkdeur (“church door”), German Kirchentür (“church door”), Danish kirkedør (“church door”), Icelandic kirkjudyr (“church door”).

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