parishioner
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6.0
- noun
- /pəˈrɪʃənər/
:
feligrés
- His fiance, Ashley, is a parishioner.
- fellow parishioners
- clergy and parishioners
- unite parishioners
And, and another thing too, like I remember first few days I was staying with all their family parishioners in the church.
- And, and another thing too, like I remember first few days I was staying with all their family parishioners in the church.
Examples
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By the third anniversary of the catastrophic event, parishioners dedicated the last of the seven new churches.
Academic text (2011) -
The ritual, repeated day after day, was attended by parishioners and pilgrims.
Academic text (1992) -
The struggling parishioner who will be accompanied by the new minister.
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One of your parishioners has come to see you.
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Well, I was his parishioner at St. Vincent's Church... ...about 15 years ago.
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My new parishioners are waiting.
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Several parishioners at her church say they saw her at the time that her kids were taken.
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The congregation pours out of the church, and parishioners run to their cars.
Fiction book (2002) -
The large melee of parishioners who had been at mass trailed after.
Academic text (1999) -
During the Sunday service, the parishioners sang hymns together with joy.
Synonyms
18
2.2
A person who regularly goes to church and is part of its community
14
3.2
A person who goes to church regularly
14
6.4
A person who often goes to a church or synagogue
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Parishioner comes from parish, which originally meant the local church area and has Greek parts para- 'beside' and oikos 'house'. So a parishioner is a person who belongs to or attends that nearby church.