parishioner
Americannoun
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parishioners
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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, -er 1
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The church bell, recently restored with a gift from a new parishioner, rings out across the neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The Spanish parishioner who made headlines around the world for her botched restoration of a prized Jesus Christ fresco has died aged 94.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
At the nearby church, a lone parishioner rode into the school on a bicycle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
“The diocese needs to protect themselves against this litigation,” said Bettini, a longtime parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Fresno.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
I am not my own, he thought, but belong body and soul to every parishioner in Phippsburg who might have a word to say about me to my father.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Several parishioners had come into the church to light a candle and to pray, he said, with Hannah's photo displayed on its door.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
In one stirring scene, Lion gives a speech at church, trying vainly to persuade the parishioners that there is more to life than getting their kids into top colleges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Eighteen parishioners successfully petitioned the Duke of Beaufort to remove Byfield from the position.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Earlier in the day, he and a busload of parishioners had testified at a South Coast Air Quality Management District hearing about how the Lineage fire had impacted their lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
But Dorus did have a temper—which he lost sometimes at home with his children, and even with his parishioners.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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