Parish
31parish — noun 1) the municipal council of the parish of Oka Syn: district, community 2) the story scandalized the parish Syn: parishioners, churchgoers, congregation, fold, flock, community …
32parish — noun 1) the parish of Upton Syn: district, community 2) the vicar scandalized the parish Syn: parishioners, churchgoers, congregation, fold, flock, community …
33parish — [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… …
34parish — noun Etymology: Middle English parisshe, from Anglo French paroche, parosse, from Late Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikia, from paroikos Christian, from Greek, stranger, from para + oikos house more at vicinity Date: 14th century 1. a. (1)… …
35parish church — ➡ parish * * * …
36parish — noun a) In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Church or certain civil government entities such as the state of Louisiana, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church. b) The community attending that c …
37parish — noun Parish is used before these nouns: ↑boundary, ↑church, ↑clerk, ↑council, ↑councillor, ↑hall, ↑magazine, ↑priest, ↑register …
38parish — par|ish [ perıʃ ] noun 1. ) count in some Christian churches, a district that has its own church building and priest a ) singular the people who live in a parish 2. ) count a political unit in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is similar to a… …
39parish — noun 1》 (in the Christian Church) a small administrative district with its own church and clergy. 2》 (also civil parish) Brit. the smallest unit of local government in rural areas. 3》 US (in Louisiana) a territorial division corresponding to a… …
40parish — [ˈpærɪʃ] noun 1) [C] in some Christian churches, a district that has its own church building and priest 2) [singular] the people who live in a parish …
