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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.

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, noun non·pa·rish·ion·er, noun

Words nearby parishioner

parish council, parish house, parish pump, parish register, parishad, parishioner, parisian, parisienne, parison, parisyllabic, parity

Example sentences from the Web for parishioner

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 |DAILY BEAST
Two pounds of fresh yellow butter weekly from the dairy of a parishioner would be appreciated by the parson's family.

The Quiver, 1/1900 |Anonymous
Mr. Outhouse had not, in his whole parish, a parishioner with whom he could consort.

He Knew He Was Right |Anthony Trollope
Mr. Irwine had heard a version of it in every parishioner's house, with the one exception of the Chase.

Adam Bede |George Eliot

A clergyman cannot make the burial of a parishioner conditional on the payment of a fee.

The Legal Position of the Clergy |P. V. Smith
The utterance stayed in the parishioner's soul, sounding solemnly on.

To My Younger Brethren |Handley C. G. Moule

British Dictionary definitions for parishioner

parishioner

/ (pəˈrɪʃənə) /

noun

a member of a particular parish