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parishioner

[puh-rish-uh-ner] / pəˈrɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
layman
Synonyms
STRONG
believer dilettante follower member neophyte novice outsider proselyte recruit secular
WEAK
laic lay person nonprofessional
Antonyms
STRONG
professional
NOUN
layperson
Synonyms
STRONG
believer dilettante follower member neophyte novice outsider proselyte recruit secular
WEAK
laic nonprofessional
Antonyms
STRONG
professional
WEAK
minister ordained priest reverend

Example Sentences

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"Maybe there will be a pause," one parishioner called Larisa suggested.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

She said that parishioner William Spencer and his chorister son George are among those trying to help.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

At the nearby church, a lone parishioner rode into the school on a bicycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

“The diocese needs to protect themselves against this litigation,” said Bettini, a longtime parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

I am not my own, he thought, but belong body and soul to every parishioner in Phippsburg who might have a word to say about me to my father.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt