Civil parishes

par·ish (p

sh)

a. An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church in the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and some other churches.

b. The members of such a parish; a religious community attending one church.

2. A political subdivision of a British county, usually corresponding in boundaries to an original ecclesiastical parish.

3. An administrative subdivision in Louisiana that corresponds to a county in other U.S. states.

[Middle English, from Old French parroche, from Late Latin parochia, diocese, alteration of paroecia, from Late Greek paroiki, from Greek, a sojourning, from paroikos, neighboring, neighbor, sojourner : para-, near; see para-¹ + oikos, house; see weik-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

parish [ˈpærɪʃ]

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a subdivision of a diocese, having its own church and a clergyman Related adj parochial

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the churchgoers of such a subdivision

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in England and, formerly, Wales) the smallest unit of local government in rural areas

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Louisiana) a unit of local government corresponding to a county in other states of the US

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the people living in a parish

(Historical Terms)

on the parish History receiving parochial relief

[from Old French paroisse, from Church Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikia, from paroikos Christian, sojourner, from Greek: neighbour, from para-¹ (beside) + oikos house]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	parish - a local church community community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" parishioner - a member of a parish
	2.	parish - the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor bishopric, diocese, episcopate - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

parish

noun

1. district, community the vicar of a small parish in a West Country town

2. community, fold, flock, church, congregation, parishioners, churchgoers The whole parish will object if he is appointed as priest.

Related words
adjective parochial

Translations

parish [ˈpærɪʃ]

A. N → parroquia f

B. CPD → parroquial, de la parroquia
parish church N → iglesia f parroquial
parish council N → concejo m parroquial
parish priest N → párroco m
parish register N → libro m parroquial

parish [ˈpærɪʃ]

(RELIGION) → paroisse f parish hall, parish magazine, parish records

(civil) → commune f
parish church n → église f paroissiale
parish council n (British) → conseil municipal
parish hall n → salle f paroissiale

parish

n → Gemeinde f; (= district also) → Pfarrbezirk m, → Pfarre f, → Pfarrei f

parish:

parish church

n → Pfarrkirche f

parish clerk

n Verwaltungsangestellte(r) des Gemeinderates

parish council

n → Gemeinderat m

parish:

parish priest

n → Pfarrer m

parish pump politics

n → Kirchturmpolitik f

parish register

n → Kirchenbuch nt, → Kirchenregister nt

parish [ˈpærɪʃ]

1. n (Rel) → parrocchia (Brit) (civil) → comune m

2. adj (church) → parrocchiale; (hall) → parrochiale or municipale

parish

n parish [ˈpӕriʃ]

a district or area with a particular church and priest or minister Our house is in the parish of St Mary('s); (also adjective ) parish affairs. gemeente, parogie أبْرَشِيَّه енория farnost; farní sogn; sogne- die Gemeinde; Gemeinde-... ενορία parroquia kihelkond ناحیه ای که از خود کلیسا و کشیش دارد seurakunta paroisse; paroissial אֵיזוֹר קְהִילָתִי चर्च crkvena općina,župa egyházközség paroki sókn parrocchia 教区 교구(敎區) parapija draudze kariah parochie prestegjeld, menighet parafia paróquia parohie; parohial церковный приход farnosť; týkajúci sa farnosti župnija; župnijski parohija socken, församling เขตศาสนา dinî bölge 教區 парафія پادري کا علاقہ giáo xứ 教区

parish → أبرشية obec sogn Gemeinde ενορία parroquia seurakunta paroisse župa parrocchia 教会区 교구 parochie prestegjeld parafia paróquia приход församling เขตศาสนาที่มีโบสถ์และพระ kilisenin dini bölgesi giáo xứ 教区

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