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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Cynthia Rios is a parishioner at Our Lady of Victory in East Los Angeles who stopped attending her regular 1 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
One of them was immigration attorney and fellow St. Cecilia parishioner Lisa Ramirez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
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
M ., whereupon detectives, who had been strenuously but abortively interrogating the suspect, withdrew to another room, leaving the minister to consult privately with his parishioner.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Before the service began, a worshiper read aloud the names of some 200 parishioners who perished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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
Another resident reported that, in April, a Waymo was idling for more than five minutes in front of the entrance to a church parking garage during a Sunday service, preventing parishioners from entering and exiting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
On a recent Sunday in Tuskegee, parishioners gathered outside Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, grappling with the Supreme Court ruling and their future in the district.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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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