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1. (n.) parish
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and cleric.
2. parish
a local church with its field of activity.
3. parish
(in Louisiana) a county.
4. parish
the people of a parish.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME, var. of parosshe < MF paroisse < LL parochia, alter. of paroecia < LGk paroikía, der. of Gk pároikos neighbor, (in Christian usage) sojourner =par-par - +oîkos house)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) parish
a local church community
2. (noun) parish
the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Parish
of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor
2. (noun) Parish
that circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein
3. (noun) Parish
the same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc
4. (noun) Parish
an ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live
5. (noun) Parish
in Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States
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Sense: a district or area with a particular church and priest or minister
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 Afrikaans: gemeente, parogie |
 Arabic: أبْرَشِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: енория |
 Brazilian: paróquia |
 Czech: farnost; farní |
 German: die Gemeinde; Gemeinde-.. |
 Danish: sogn; sogne- |
 Greek: ενορία |
 Spanish: parroquia |
 Estonian: kihelkond |
 Farsi: ناحیه ای که از خود کلیسا |
 Finnish: seurakunta |
 French: paroisse; paroissial |
 Hebrew: אֵיזוֹר קְהִילָתִי |
 Hindi: चर्च |
 Croatian: crkvena općina, župa |
 Hungarian: egyházközség |
 Indonesian: paroki |
 Icelandic: sókn |
 Italian: parrocchia |
 Japanese: 教区 |
 Korean: 교구(敎區) |
 Lithuanian: parapija |
 Latvian: draudze |
 Malay: kariah |
 Dutch: parochie |
 Norwegian: prestegjeld, menighet |
 Polish: parafia |
 Persian: ناحیه ای که از خود کلیسا |
 Pashto: په يوه كليسا پورې تړلى سي |
 Portuguese: paróquia |
 Romanian: parohie; parohial |
 Russian: церковный приход |
 Slovak: farnosť; týkajúci sa farn |
 Slovenian: župnija; župnijski |
 Serbian: parohija |
 Swedish: socken, församling |
 Thai: เขตศาสนา |
 Turkish: dinî bölge |
 Taiwanese: 教區 |
 Ukrainian: парафія |
 Urdu: پادري کا علاقہ |
 Vietnamese: giáo xứ |
 Chinese: 教区 |
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