parish house
Americannoun
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a building used by a church chiefly for administrative and social purposes.
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(especially in the Roman Catholic Church) the residence of a cleric.
Etymology
Origin of parish house
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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Vallejo took refuge in the parish house and, as of Tuesday morning, was still locked inside with eight accompanying parishioners, according to a tweet sent by the priest.
From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2022
The parish house connected to the St. John’s Church, which contains offices and parlors for gatherings, was indeed on fire.
From Fox News • Jun. 1, 2020
Annie, who is immortalized in the Tiffany window above the stately carved oak staircase in Elway Hall, gave the parish house to St. James’ Episcopal Church in Warrenton as a memorial to her husband.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2018
The Rev. Robert J. Ahlin, the current pastor, sat motionless in his suspenders at the parish house the day after the report was released.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2018
Tormented by the certainty that he was his wife’s brother, Aureliano ran out to the parish house to search through the moldy and moth-eaten archives for some clue to his parentage.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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