parish

nouncongregation of a church

Synonyms for parish

noun congregation of a church

congregation

noun. assembled group, especially concerned with church-going

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "district with its own church; members of such a church," from Anglo-French paroche, parosse (late 11c.), Old French paroisse, from Late Latin parochia "a diocese," alteration of Late Greek paroikia "a diocese or parish," from paroikos "a sojourner" (in Christian writers), in classical Greek, "neighbor," from para- "near" (see para- (1)) + oikos "house" (see villa).

Sense development unclear, perhaps from "sojourner" as epithet of early Christians as spiritual sojourners in the material world. In early Church writing the word was used in a more general sense than Greek diokesis, though by 13c. they were synonymous. Replaced Old English preostscyr, literally "priest-shire."

Example Sentences for parish

His eyes were black an' his hair was red an' his voice like the parish bull.

It had been the dear pet plan they had nursed in common with all the parish.

The nave, then as now, was the charge of the parish; the chancel, of the rector.

James Nayler was born in the parish of Ardesley, in Yorkshire, 1616.

And so this wench is to stock the parish with beauties, I hope.

One fifth of the people were paupers, or recipients of parish relief.

He resisted but little, for his parish needed a clergywoman sadly.

Said the parish wouldn't be the same without her, and about her pretty reading and all.

For no goal within his parish would a hired carriage be needed.

I hope you are quite well, and that everything is going on well in the Parish.

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Synonyms for parish

congregation

department

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district

districts

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Synonyms for parish

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