parishioner

see definition of parishioner

as inlayperson
as inparish
as inlayman
as incongregation

Synonyms for parishioner

noun amateur person, not trained in religious or other profession

Antonyms for parishioner

laymen

noun. amateur

laypeople

noun. amateur person, not trained in religious or other profession

layperson

noun. amateur person, not trained in religious or other profession

Word Origin & History

mid-15c., with -er (1), from earlier parishen "parishioner" (c.1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (see parish). Doublet form parochian was obsolete by 1700.

Example Sentences forparishioner

Some time after, he applied to a parishioner to lend him twenty pounds.

You must remember that my father is a parishioner of Mr. Swancourt's.'

Isn't it our business if he breaks his word with a parishioner of ours?

The utterance stayed in the parishioner's soul, sounding solemnly on.

If a parishioner dying in the small-pox sent to you, would you not go?

He has been telling me how you live up to your duties as neighbor and parishioner.

I said, You must pay exactly the same penalty that you demanded from your parishioner.

After all, I'm a parishioner, and I've a right to enter the church!

Is it strange that the parishioner respects them but little?

He was looking for a little girl, the daughter of a parishioner.