parish
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpæɹɪʃ
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Definition
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noun
(Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
A local church community
The local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
In some countries, an administrative subdivision of an area.
us
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.
An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.
verb
transitive
To place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes.
Pronunciation spelling of perish, representing Mary–marry–merry merger English.
intransitive
To visit residents of a parish.
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- “The church serves the entire parish community with various activities.”
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