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parson

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par·son  (pärsn)
n.
1. An Anglican cleric with full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
2. A member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister.

[Middle English, parish priest, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persna, from Latin, character; see person.]

parson [ˈpɑːsən]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a parish priest in the Church of England, formerly applied only to those who held ecclesiastical benefices
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any clergyman
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) NZ a nonconformist minister
[from Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, representative of the parish, from Latin: personage; see person]
parsonic  [pɑːˈsɒnɪk], parsonical adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parsonparson - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
ministrant - someone who serves as a minister

parson
noun clergyman, minister, priest, vicar, divine, incumbent, reverend (informal), preacher, pastor, cleric, rector, curate, churchman, man of God, man of the cloth, ecclesiastic At that time, the parish did not have a resident parson.
Translations
parson [ˈpɑːsn]
A. Nclérigo m, cura m; (Protestant) → pastor m
B. CPD parson's nose N [of chicken] → rabadilla f

parson [ˈpɑːrsən] n (= clergyman) → ecclésiastique m; (Church of England)pasteur m

parson
nPfarrer m, → Pastor m, → Pfaffe m (pej); parson’s noseBürzel m, → Sterz m

parson [ˈpɑːsn] n (gen) → parroco, prete m; (Church of England) → pastore m
parson [ˈpɑːsn] n (gen) → parroco, prete m; (Church of England) → pastore m

parson
n parson [ˈpaːsn]
1 the priest, minister etc of a parish, usually of the Church of England. dominee قِسّيس енорийски свещеник pastor sognepræst der Pastor εφημέριος párroco, cura pastor کشیش کلیسای محل kirkkoherra pasteur כּוֹמֶר पादरी župnik,vikar lelkész pendeta (sóknar)prestur parroco, pastore 教区牧師 교구목사 pastorius draudzes mācītājs paderi predikant, dominee (sogne)prest pastor pároco pastor приходский священник, пастор pastor župnik pastor kyrkoherde บาทหลวงในโบสถ์ papaz, rahip 教區牧師 парафіяльний священик; пастор کليسائے برطانيہ کا پادري cha xứ
2 any priest, minister etc. dominee كاهِن ، خوري свещеник duchovní præst der Pastor κληρικός clérigo kirikuõpetaja کشیش pastori ecclésiastique כּוֹמֶר ग्राम-पादरी svaki svećenik na nekom crkvenom posjedu pap pendeta prestur parroco 聖職者 목사 dvasiškis, kunigas, klebonas garīdznieks, mācītājs paderi geestelijke prest proboszcz padre preot служитель церкви duchovný duhovnik sveštenik präst บาทหลวง papaz, rahip 牧師 пастор پادري mục sư
n parsonage [-nidʒ]
the house in which the parson of a parish lives. pastorie بَيْت القِسّيس дом на енорийски свещеник fara præstegård das Pfarrhaus πρεσβυτέριο casa del párroco pastoraat خانه کشیش pappila presbytère בֵּית הַכּוֹמֶר पुरोहिताश्रम župni dvor parókia rumah pendeta prestssetur canonica 牧師館 교구목사관저 klebonija mācītājmāja rumah paderi pastorie prestegård/-bolig plebania presbitério casă parohială дом приходского священника fara župnišče kuća paroha prästgård กุฏิพระ papaz/rahip evi 牧師住所 будинок парафіяльного священика, пасторат پادري کا مکان nhà của cha xứ


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Presently he was met by an elderly parson astride on a gray mare, who, as he rode, hummed a wandering tune.
Nigger stealing corn from old Parson Silas, I judged.
The little souls were comforting each other with better thoughts than I could have hit on: no parson in the world ever pictured heaven so beautifully as they did, in their innocent talk; and, while I sobbed and listened, I could not help wishing we were all there safe together.
 
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