parson

par·son

 (pär′sən)

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 persōna, from Latin, character; see person.]

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parson

(ˈpɑːsən)

n

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a parish priest in the Church of England, formerly applied only to those who held ecclesiastical benefices

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) any clergyman

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) NZ a nonconformist minister

[C13: from Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, representative of the parish, from Latin: personage; see person]

parˈsonic, parˈsonical adj

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par•son

(ˈpɑr sən)

n.

a member of the clergy, esp. a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.

[1200–50; Middle English persone < Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, Latin: personage. See person]

par′son•ish, par′son•like`, adj.

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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 At that time, the parish did not have a resident parson.

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parson

noun

A person ordained for service in a Christian church:

churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher.

Informal: reverend.

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Translations

قِسّيسكاهِن ، خوري

duchovnípastor

præstsognepræst

Pastor

párrococlérigocura

kirkkoherrapappi

curéecclésiastiquepasteurrecteur

prestur

parroco

dvasiškisklebonasklebonijakunigas

draudzes mācītājsgarīdznieks, mācītājs

sogneprest

papazrahip

教区牧师牧师

parson

[ˈpɑːsn]

A. N → clérigo m, cura m; (Protestant) → pastor m

B. CPD parson's nose N [of chicken] → rabadilla f

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parson

[ˈpɑː^rs^ən] n (= clergyman) → ecclésiastique m; (Church of England) → pasteur m

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parson

n → Pfarrer m, → Pastor m, → Pfaffe m (pej); parson’s nose → Bürzel m, → Sterz m

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parson

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

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parson

(ˈpaːsn) noun

1. the priest, minister etc of a parish, usually of the Church of England. dominee قِسّيس енорийски свещеник pároco pastor der Pastor sognepræst εφημέριοςpárroco, cura pastor کشیش کلیسای محل kirkkoherra pasteurכומר पादरी župnik, vikar lelkész pendeta (sóknar)prestur parroco, pastore 教区牧師 교구목사 pastorius draudzes mācītājs paderi predikant, domineeprestpastor پادرى، كشيش ( دعيسوى مذهب په اصطلاح pároco pastor приходскии священник, пастор pastor župnik pastor kyrkoherde บาทหลวงในโบสถ์ papaz, rahip 教區牧師 парафіяльний священик; пастор کليسائے برطانيہ کا پادري cha xứ 教区牧师

2. any priest, minister etc. dominee كاهِن ، خوري свещеник padre duchovní der Pastor præst κληρικόςclérigo kirikuõpetaja کشیش pastori ecclésiastiqueכומר ग्राम-पादरी svaki svećenik na nekom crkvenom posjedu pap pendeta prestur parroco 聖職者 목사 dvasiškis, kunigas, klebonas garīdznieks, mācītājs paderi geestelijkeprestproboszcz كشيش padre preot служитель церкви duchovný duhovnik sveštenik präst บาทหลวง papaz, rahip 牧師 пастор پادري mục sư 牧师

ˈparsonage (-nidʒ) noun

the house in which the parson of a parish lives. pastorie بَيْت القِسّيس дом на енорийски свещеник presbitério fara das Pfarrhaus præstegård 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 حجره دكشش وېره 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 牧师住所

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