parish
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parish¹
- /ˈpæɹɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈpæɹɪʃ/ US
- /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/
- /ˈpaɾɪʃ/ Scotland, Wales
Sounds like perish (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English parisshe, from Old French paroisse (compare the obsolete variant paroch, from Anglo-Norman paroche, parosse), from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”).
noun parishes · paroch
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An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
With some of it on the south and more of it on the north of the great main thoroughfare that connects Aldgate and the East India Docks, St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London.
Similar: vicarate
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The community attending that church; the members of the parish.
Similar: parishioner
- 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.
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A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish; a similar subdivision in Ireland.
Atlantic gales constantly buffet Morwenstow, whose seven hamlets together constitute Cornwall's most northerly parish. The village is dotted with trees moulded into weird shapes by the wind, and above the trees rise the vicarage chimneystacks resembling miniature church towers.
Similar: civil parish
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An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.
Similar: civil parish
verb parishes · parishing · parished · paroch
- To place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes. […] [m]akes possible, through the aid of the rural ministers, the development of the various phases of the District program, such as (a) Parishing of the District; (b) Interdenominational adjustment in the interest of rural religious advance […]
- To visit residents of a parish. […] a chair immediately opposite to Tressady's place remained vacant. It was being kept for the eldest son of the house, his mother explaining carelessly to Lord Fontenoy that she believed he was "Out parishing somewhere, as usual."
parish²
- /ˈpæɹɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈpæɹɪʃ/ US
- /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/
- /ˈpaɾɪʃ/ Scotland, Wales
Sounds like perish (Mary–marry–merry merger) · Rhymes with -æɹɪʃ
verb parishes · parishing · parished · paroch
- Pronunciation spelling of perish, representing Mary–marry–merry merger English.
Parish³
proper noun Parishes
- A surname.
- A town and village therein, in Oswego County, New York, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: archdiocese, priesthood, church, chapel, congregation, diocese, parochial, municipality, municipal, district, shire, faithful, barish, county, choir, distrito
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noun part of a diocese
| Español | parroquia, congregación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사목구 samokgu, 전도구 jeondogu, 구역 guyeok |
| 日本語 | 小教区 shōkyōku |
| 中文 | 教區 /教区 jiàoqū |
| हिन्दी | पैरिश pairiś |
| Kiswahili | parishi, parokia |
| Português | paróquia |
| Français | paroisse |
| Deutsch | Gemeinde, Pfarrei |
| Italiano | parrocchia |
| Ελληνικά | ενορία enoría |
| Română | parohie, enorie |
| Русский | прихо́д prixód |
| Tiếng Việt | giáo xứ |
| العربية | أبرشية |
noun members of the parish
| Español | feligreses |
|---|---|
| Português | paróquia, paroquianos |
| Français | paroisse |
| Deutsch | Gemeindemitglied |
| Italiano | parrocchiani |
| Ελληνικά | ενορία enoría |
| Română | parohie, enorie |
| Русский | прихожа́не prixožáne, па́ства pástva |
| Tiếng Việt | giáo xứ, họ đạo |
| العربية | رَعِيَّة raʕiyya |
noun ecclesiastical society
| Русский | общи́на obščína |
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Talk about this word "parish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parish "parish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parish.Cite this
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