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parish

an ecclesiastical district, a church with its field of activity

Not to be confused with:

perish – expire, shrivel, wither, rot, vanish

par·ish

(păr′ĭsh)

a. An administrative part of a diocese, especially an Anglican or Roman Catholic diocese, having its own church and a designated priest.

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 US states.

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

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parish

(ˈpærɪʃ)

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a subdivision of a diocese, having its own church and a clergyman.

2. (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) the people living in a parish

6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the people living in a parish

7. (Historical Terms) on the parish history receiving parochial relief

[C13: 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]

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par•ish

(ˈpær ɪʃ)

n.

1. an ecclesiastical district having its own church and cleric.

2. a local church with its field of activity.

3. (in Louisiana) a county.

4. the people of a parish.

5. house (def. 13).

[1250–1300; Middle English, variant of parosshe < Middle French paroisse < Late Latin parochia, alter. of paroecia < Late Greek paroikía, derivative of Greek pároikos neighbor, (in Christian usage) sojourner =par- par- + oîkos house]

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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

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Translations

أبْرَشِيَةٌأبْرَشِيَّه

farnostobecfarní

sogn

Gemeinde Gemeinde-...Kirchspiel

ενορία

parroquia

seurakunta

paroisse

župa

egyházközség

sókn

parrocchia comune distretto

教会区

교구

draudze

гражданский округ приход прихожане церковный приход

farnosťtýkajúci sa farnosti

församling

เขตศาสนาที่มีโบสถ์และพระ

dinî bölgekilisenin dini bölgesi

giáo xứxã

教区

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

parish

[ˈpærɪʃ]

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

(civil) → commune fparish church n → église f paroissialeparish council n (British) → conseil municipalparish hall n → salle f paroissiale

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

parish

[ˈpærɪʃ]

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

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

parish

(ˈpӕriʃ) noun

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.

parish

→ أبْرَشِيَةٌ 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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Blick before Your Reverence come into the parish, and been at the ringin' o' every bell, and the diggin' o' every grave, and sung i' the choir long afore Bartle Massey come from nobody knows where, wi' his counter-singin' and fine anthems, as puts everybody out but himself--one takin' it up after another like sheep a-bleatin' i' th' fold.

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"Yes, sir," said I; "him too; late of this parish."

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