Parish
21parish — [[t]pæ̱rɪʃ[/t]] parishes 1) N COUNT: oft N n A parish is a village or part of a town which has its own church and priest. ...the parish of St Mark s, Lakenham... Parish priests have referred to it in their sermons. ...a 13th century parish church …
22parish — /ˈpærɪʃ / (say parish) noun 1. an ecclesiastical district having its own church and minister. 2. a local church with its field of activity. 3. British a civil district or administrative division. 4. Australian History an area of land delineated… …
23Parish —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Parish est un nom de famille notamment porté par : John Parish est un musicien et producteur britannique. Robert Parish (1953 ) est un… …
24Parish — The term Parish as used in the American Church signifies a local congregation having a church building, and duly organized under the title of Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen. It is always given a name, such as St. John s, Christ Church, Trinity …
25parish — noun (C) 1 the area that a priest is responsible for: a parish priest 2 BrE a small area, especially a village, that has its own local government: a parish boundary 3 the parish the people who live in a particular area, especially those who go to …
26parish */*/ — UK [ˈpærɪʃ] / US [ˈperɪʃ] noun Word forms parish : singular parish plural parishes 1) a) [countable] in some Christian churches, a district that has its own church building and priest b) [singular] the people who live in a parish 2) [countable] a …
27Parish — Recorded as Paris, Parrish, and Parish, there are at least three possible sources for this early medieval surname. The first is that it is locational, and as such describes either somebody from the French capital of Paris, itself a derivation… …
28parish — par|ish [ˈpærıʃ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: parroche, from Late Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikos Christian , from Greek, stranger ] 1.) the area that a priest in some Christian churches is responsible for ▪ Father Doyle… …
29parish — [13] The etymological notion underlying parish is of ‘living nearby’. It comes via Old French paroisse and late Latin parochia (source of English parochial [14]) from late Greek paroikíā. This was a derivative of pároikos ‘living near’, a… …
30Parish — an area under the pastoral care of a priest, himself under the jurisdiction of a bishop; the parish church was the centre of worship for the parish ♦ Generally a subdivision of a diocese; administered by a resident priest who might have other… …
