parish church

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parish church

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From Middle English parische chirche; equivalent to parish + church.

noun parish churches

  1. A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.

    Similar: parochial church

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noun church that serves as the religious centre of a parish

Españoliglesia parroquial
Portuguêsigreja paroquial
Françaiséglise paroissiale
DeutschPfarrkirche, Parochialkirche
Italianochiesa parrocchiale, pieve
Ελληνικάενοριακός ναός enoriakós naós, ενοριακή εκκλησία enoriakí ekklisía
Românăbiserică parohială
Русскийприходска́я це́рковь prixodskája cérkovʹ

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@misc{parish_church_2026,
  title = {parish church},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parish%20church},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}