NGK, noun
/en dʒiː ˈkeɪ/, /en xɪə ˈkɑː/
- Forms:
- Also N.G.K.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, initial letters of Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk ‘Dutch Reformed Church’.
- Note:
- In both senses also called Ned Geref Church (see Ned Geref), NG Kerk (see NG). See note at Dutch Reformed.
1. The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church), the oldest of the Calvinist churches; the white branch of this church. Also attributive.
1994 C. Barron in Style 10 Apr. 11Liquor licenses for the adjacent restaurant have been turned down because the NGK regarded the monument as ‘a sacred shrine where God is thanked each year for the maintenance of white civilisation’.
2. In the phrases NGK in Afrika, NGK in Africa: the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Afrika (Dutch Reformed Church in Africa), the black branch of this church. See also Sendingkerk.
1986 [see sense 1].
1989 D. Van Heerden in Sunday Times 5 Mar. 4The main actors..would obviously be the NGK (white), NGK in Africa (black) and NG Sendingkerk (coloured).
The Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church), the oldest of the Calvinist churches; the white branch of this church. Also attributive.
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