Parish - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpærɪʃ|  American pronunciation of the word parish
Brit.  |ˈpærɪʃ|  British pronunciation of the word parish

noun

- a local church community
- the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

Extra examples

The parish will be getting a new priest soon.

The parish has grown significantly in the last three years.

Father Doyle moved to a new parish.

Was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook

...a clean-up brigade put the parish hall back in good order...

...no sooner had we finished decorating the church than the parish faultfinder decided that she didn't like it...

...was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook...

After his ordination, he will be assigned to a local parish.

Mrs Parish was delivered into Mr David's care.

He did Sunday duty in a neighbouring parish.

There was not a made road in the parish.

The couple later had their marriage blessed in their local parish church.

Billy Hicks, late of this parish

She was a regular worshipper at the parish church.

...during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen...

Word forms

noun
singular: parish
plural: parishes
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