About The Word Parish

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Parish

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What's The Definition Of Parish?
[n] a local church community
[n] the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor Synonyms | Synonyms for Parish: Related Terms | Find terms related to Parish: archbishopric | archdiocese | arrondissement | assembly | bailiwick | bishopric | borough | brethren | canton | churchgoers | city | class | commune | conference | congregation | congressional district | constablewick | county | departement | diocese | district | duchy | electoral district | electorate | flock | fold | government | hamlet | hundred | Kreis | laity | laymen | magistracy | metropolis | metropolitan area | minyan | nonclerics | nonordained persons | oblast | okrug | parishioners | people | precinct | principality | province | region | riding | seculars | see | sheep | sheriffalty | sheriffwick | shire | shrievalty | society | soke | stake | state | synod | territory | town | township | village | wapentake | ward See Also | bishopric | community | diocese | jurisdiction | parishioner Parish In Webster's Dictionary \Par"ish\, n. [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF.
paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia,
corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. ?, fr. ? dwelling beside or near;
? beside + ? a house, dwelling; akin to L. vicus village. See
{Vicinity}, and cf. {Parochial}.]
1. (Eccl. & Eng. Law)
(a) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one
parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of
souls therein. --Cowell.
(b) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction,
with its own officers and regulations, as respects the
poor, taxes, etc.
Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under
various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical
districts for spiritual purposes. --Mozley & W.
2. 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. [U. S.]
3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county
in other States.
\Par"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor. --Dryden. {Parish clerk}. (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish. (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists in the service of the Church of England. {Parish court}, in Louisiana, a court in each parish. |
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