parson

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.

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

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parson

Noun

1. a parish priest in the Church of England

2. any clergyman

3. NZ a nonconformist minister [Latin persona personage]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

parson - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" curate, minister, minister of religion, pastor, rector 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

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parson

noun clergyman, minister, priest, vicar, divine, incumbent, reverend (informal) preacher, pastor, cleric, rector, curate, churchman, man of God, man of the cloth, ecclesiastic

Translations

parson [ˈpɑːsn] n → cura m

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parson [ˈpɑːsn] n → ecclésiastique m;

(Church of England) → pasteur m

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parson [ˈpɑːsn] n → Pfarrer m

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parson [ˈpɑːsn] n → prete m;

(Church of England) → parroco