parishioner

[puh-rish-uh-ner]

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noun

one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.

Origin of parishioner

1425–75; late Middle English; earlier parishion, Middle English paroschian, -ien, -en < Old French paroissien. See parish, -ian, -er¹

Related formspa·rish·ion·er·ship, nounnon·pa·rish·ion·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for parishioner

Contemporary Examples

A parishioner who is a doctor then informed the police that Freed was beyond medical help.
As 2014 Began, a Fateful Path to a Catholic Priest’s Murder
Michael Daly
January 3, 2014

Historical Examples

Some time after, he applied to a parishioner to lend him twenty pounds.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;
Various
You must remember that my father is a parishioner of Mr. Swancourt's.'
A Pair of Blue Eyes
Thomas Hardy
Isn't it our business if he breaks his word with a parishioner of ours?
The Hero
William Somerset Maugham
The utterance stayed in the parishioner's soul, sounding solemnly on.
To My Younger Brethren
Handley C. G. Moule
If a parishioner dying in the small-pox sent to you, would you not go?
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.
W. M. Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for parishioner

parishioner

noun

a member of a particular parish

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Word Origin and History for parishioner

n.

mid-15c., with -er (1), from earlier parishen "parishioner" (c.1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (see parish). Doublet form parochian was obsolete by 1700.

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Examples from the Web for parishioner

Contemporary Examples

A parishioner who is a doctor then informed the police that Freed was beyond medical help.

Historical Examples

Some time after, he applied to a parishioner to lend him twenty pounds.

You must remember that my father is a parishioner of Mr. Swancourt's.'

Isn't it our business if he breaks his word with a parishioner of ours?

The utterance stayed in the parishioner's soul, sounding solemnly on.

If a parishioner dying in the small-pox sent to you, would you not go?

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Word Origin and History for parishioner

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Origin of parishioner