parish
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈpɛrɪʃ/
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parroquia
- Can you come take some dictation for me in the parish office, Ms. Hoyt?
- parish priest
- parish church
- parish choir
So then they pass it to the parish, to the church.
- So then they pass it to the parish, to the church.
- And that's what we see in our, in our parish right now.
- It's about the same size as a lot of parishes in traditional Christian churches.
- So a guy came from a church parish, I believe it was over Oxford Way.
- Then they have priests that run those parishes, OK.
- And then we'll move on to all the the cool stuff that parish priests need to know.
- We've got a, a parish priest and a communist mayor of the town in Italy.
- Detroit developed best when it was bottom up, When small communities, small parishes, small schools were formed, that's when Detroit prospered.
- No, I, that was in another parish, but, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm sure she was cold and stiff with, you know, but pretty normal.
Examples
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It's about the same size as a lot of parishes in traditional Christian churches.
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Now, as we receive our new member into our parish, let us all welcome him with great joy.
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So then they pass it to the parish, to the church.
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So maybe we'll do another parish trip soon.
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Will you be able to return to your parish?
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It's the parish council elections, Mum.
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You care for the boys in your parish, don't you, Father?
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At harvest time in the parish of Ascension.
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I'd like to introduce the Reverend Walter Goodfellow... from the Parish of Little Wallop!
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The parish held a special service to celebrate the community's achievements.
Synonyms
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1.0
The people who meet regularly for Christian worship in the same place
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3.7
People who meet regularly in a church to worship
Compounds
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Local political issues that focus on small community matters instead of national problems
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Pays attention to small local political issues instead of national concerns
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A focus on small local issues and interests instead of wider public needs
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Discussions about small local issues that do not matter much outside the area
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parish comes from the old word parochia, from Greek paroikia, which meant 'neighbourhood' or 'people living in one place', so a parish is the local church community or the area a church serves.