About The Word Parson
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Parson
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What's The Definition Of Parson?
[n] a person authorized to conduct religious worship
Synonyms | Synonyms for Parson: curate | minister | pastor | rector Related Terms | Find terms related to Parson: abbe | chaplain | churchman | clergyman | cleric | clerical | clerk | curate | cure | DD | divine | Doctor of Divinity | ecclesiastic | Holy Joe | man of God | military chaplain | minister | padre | pastor | rector | reverend | servant of God | shepherd | sky pilot | supply clergy | supply minister | the Reverend | the very Reverend | tonsured cleric See Also | clergyman | man of the cloth | ministrant | reverend Parson In Webster's Dictionary \Par"son\, n. [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone,
F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L.
persona a person. See {Person}.]
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its
ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector
or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full
possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of
souls.
2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is
in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.
He hears the parson pray and preach. --Longfellow.
{Parson bird} (Zo["o]l.), a New Zealand bird ({Prosthemadera
Nov[ae]seelandi[ae]}) remarkable for its powers of mimicry
and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy
black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers
on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage
bird.
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