parishioner

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parishioner

/pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/
/pəˈɹɪʃnə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From Late Middle English parisshoner, from earlier parisshen (c. 1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (English parish). Equivalent to parish + -ian + -er.

noun parishioners

A member of a parish. “Reverend Judith!” he announced cheerfully. “What a lovely surprise. How super to see you! What are you standing at the door for? Come in! Come in!” “Thank you, thank you. I do like to pop around and see as many of my parishioners as possible,” said Reverend Judith as she followed the pair into the
Similar: laic, layperson, parishioner

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noun member of a parish

Español	feligrés, parroquiano
中文	教區居民 /教区居民 jiàoqū jūmín
Português	freguês, freguesa, paroquiano, paroquiana
Français	paroissien, paroissienne
Deutsch	Gemeindemitglied, Pfarrkind
Italiano	parrocchiano, parrocchiana
Română	enoriaș, poporan
Русский	прихожа́нин prixožánin, прихожа́нка prixožánka

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@misc{parishioner_2026,
  title = {parishioner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parishioner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}