Definitions for parish
ˈpær ɪʃparish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. parishnoun

   a local church community

2. parishnoun

   the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. parishnoun

   In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Church or certain civil government entities such as the state of Louisiana, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.

2. parishnoun

   The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

3. parishnoun

   A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.

4. parishnoun

   An administrative subdivision in Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.

5. Etymology: paroisse, from parochia, from παρоικία, from πάρоικος, from παρά + οἶκος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parishadjective

   1. Belonging to the parish; having the care of the parish.

   A parish priest was of the pilgrim train,
   An awful, reverend and religious man. Dryden.

   Not parish clerk, who calls the psalms so clear. John Gay.

   The office of the church is performed by the parish priest, at the time of his interment. John Ayliffe.

   A man, after his natural death, was not capable of the least parish office. Scriblerus Club , Mart. Scrib.

   2. Maintained by the parish.

   The ghost and the parish girl are entire new characters. John Gay.

2. PARISHnoun

   The particular charge of a secular priest. Every church is either cathedral, conventual, or parochial: cathedral is that, where there is a bishop seated, so called à cathedra: conventual consists of regular clerks, professing some order of religion, or of a dean and chapter, or other college of spiritual men: parochial is that which is instituted for saying divine service, and administring the holy sacraments to the people, dwelling within a certain compass of ground near unto it. Our realm was first divided into parishes by Honorius, archbishop of Canterbury, in the year of our Lord636. John Cowell

   Etymology: parochia, low Lat. parroisse, Fr. of the Greek ϖαϱοιϰία, i.e. accolarum conventus, accolatus, sacra vicinia.

   Dametas came piping and dancing, the merriest man in a parish. Philip Sidney.

   The tythes, his parish freely paid, he took;
   But never su’d, or curs’d with bell or book. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parish

   A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount.By extension the term parish refers not only to the territorial entity but to the people of its community or congregation as well as to church property within it. In England this church property was technically in ownership of the parish priest ex-officio, vested in him on his institution to that parish.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. parish

   A parish is a geographical area or administrative district within a local government entity, typically associated with a church or religious institution. It can also refer to a small community or neighborhood within a larger town or city.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Parishnoun

   that circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein

2. Parishnoun

   the same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc

3. Parishnoun

   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

4. Parishnoun

   in Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States

5. Parishadjective

   of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor

6. Etymology: [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. paroiki`a, fr. pa`roikos dwelling beside or near; para` beside + o'i^kos a house, dwelling; akin to L. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Parish

   A parish is a church territorial unit constituting a division of a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographic area and shared the same name as a manor. By extension the term parish refers not only to the territorial unit but to the people of its community or congregation as well as to church property within it. In England this church property was technically in the ownership of the parish priest, vested in him on his institution to that parish.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Parish

   par′ish, n. a district under one pastor: an ecclesiastical district having officers of its own and supporting its own poor: the people of a parish.—adj. belonging or relating to a parish: employed or supported by the parish.—n. Parish′ioner, one who belongs to or is connected with a parish: a member of a parish church.—Parish clerk, the clerk or recording officer of a parish: the one who leads the responses in the service of the Church of England; Parish priest, a priest who has charge of a parish; Parish register, a book in which the births, marriages, and deaths of a parish are registered. [Fr. paroisse—L. parœcia—Gr. paroikia—paroikos, dwelling beside—para, beside, oikos, a dwelling.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARISH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Parish is ranked #2498 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Parish surname appeared 14,466 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Parish.
   
   81.3% or 11,770 total occurrences were White.
   12.1% or 1,758 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 334 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 310 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 204 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 91 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Community
   • Diocese
   • Jurisdiction

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'parish' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2756

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'parish' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1733

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'parish' in Nouns Frequency: #1004

Anagrams for parish »

1. raphis

2. rhapis

How to pronounce parish?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of parish in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of parish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of parish in a Sentence

1. Danny Lavergne:

   Southwestern Louisiana could get 15-20 inches of rain from Harvey. Flash floods warnings went into effect through Thursday as areas along the coast faced tropical storm warnings. Flooding has already taken over localized streets since Sunday, The Weather Channel reported. An emergency response official in a coastal Louisiana parish said the threat of flooding from Harvey's torrential rains could be new ground for us. Harvey has been blamed for at least five confirmed deaths, including a woman killed Monday in the town of Porter, northeast of Houston, when a large oak tree dislodged by heavy rains toppled onto her trailer home. In addition, a Houston television station reported Monday that six family members were believed to have drowned when their van was swept away by floodwaters. The KHOU report was attributed to three family members the station did not identify. No bodies have been recovered. The flooding was so widespread that the levels of city waterways have either equaled or surpassed those of Tropical Storm Allison from 2001, and no major highway has been spared some overflow.The city's normally bustling business district was virtually deserted Monday, with emergency vehicles making up most of the traffic. Most businesses were closed. In Louisiana, Danny Lavergne, director of Cameron Parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said approximately 30 roads in the parish were covered with water but remained passable by Monday morning. It's far from being over.

2. John Bel Edwards:

   I do know that it is a matter of public record once the authorities who are conducting the investigations, which happen to be the DA and Union Parish, but also the US Department of Justice for civil rights violation.

3. Kevin Lockerbie:

   He was so human, he understood people’s trials… Even though he had no children — his parish was his life — he was very connected to the common man because he had been one.

4. Christopher Ryan Heanue:

   A young couple in our parish would love to adopt this child and keep this gift in our community. It would make a great Christmas miracle.

5. Shelley (Queen Mab):

   (Of Jesus): "A parish demogogue."

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=parish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Parish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=parish
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parish
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=parish
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=parish
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html