parish

CEFRB1

/ˈpæɹɪʃ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A local church area or a small administrative district.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.

Examples

  • He is a member of the parish committee.

  • They are the boys of the parish.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpaɾɪʃ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

  2. An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.

  3. In any of various countries, an administrative subdivision of an area, often of a county.

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In context

  • […] [m]akes possible, through the aid of the rural ministers, the development of the various phases of the District program, such as (a) Parishing of the District; (b) Interdenominational adjustment in the interest of rural religious advance […]

  • Near-synonym: vicarate

  • "Are you going ‘parishing’ this morning?" inquired Diana, as she watched him fill and light his pipe.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English parisshe, from Old French paroisse (compare the obsolete variant paroch, from Anglo-Norman paroche, parosse), from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”).