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parishioner

[ puh-rish-uh-ner ]
/ pəˈrɪʃ ə nər /
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noun

one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.

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Origin of parishioner

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

OTHER WORDS FROM parishioner

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

Words nearby parishioner

parish, Parishad, parish clerk, parish council, parish house, parishioner, parish pump, parish register, Parisian, Parisienne, parison
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Words related to parishioner

church, throng, crowd, parish, gathering, audience, flock, dilettante, outsider, proselyte, secular, novice, recruit, believer, member, follower, neophyte, community, fold, territory

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British Dictionary definitions for parishioner

parishioner
/ (pəˈrɪʃənə) /

noun

a member of a particular parish
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