Definition of Parish

1. Noun. A local church community.

Generic synonyms: Community
Member holonyms: Parishioner
Derivative terms: Parochial

2. Noun. The local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor.
Group relationships: Bishopric, Diocese, Episcopate
Generic synonyms: Jurisdiction
Derivative terms: Parochial

Definition of Parish

1. n. That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein.

2. a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor.

Definition of Parish

1. an ecclesiastical district [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Parish

1. 1. That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc. Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts for spiritual purposes. 2. An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live. 3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States. Origin: OE. Parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. Paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. Paroisse, L. Parochia, corrupted fr. Paroecia, Gr, fr. Dwelling beside or near; beside + a house, dwelling; akin to L. Vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parish

Parinaud
Parinaud's conjunctivitis
Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome
Parinaud's ophthalmoplegia
Parinaud's syndrome
parinaud syndrome
paring
parings
paring knife
paripinnate
paripinnate
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Paris
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parish (current term)
parish (current term)
parishen
parishens
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parishioner
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Parisian
parisienne
parisology
parisology
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Paris daisy
Paris green
Paris green

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