Definition of Parishioners

1. Noun. (plural of parishioner) ¹

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Definition of Parishioners

1. parishioner [n] - See also: parishioner

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parishioners

paring knife
paring knives
parings
paripinnate
paris
parises
parish
parish church
parish house
parish register
parishen
parishens
parishes
parishional
parishioner
parishioners (current term)
parisienne
parisite
parisology
parison
parisons
paristhmic
parisyllabic
parities
paritor
paritors
paritory
parity
parity bit
parity check

Literary usage of Parishioners

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1884)
"parishioners have many kinds of rights connected with their parish churches ; rights in relation to baptism, marriage, and the burial service ; rights in ..."

2. The Christian Examiner (1844)
"As a practical religious work, Dr. Flint's " Present to his Young parishioners," and to the public, has value, and will exert a good influence. ..."

3. A Theological Dictionary: Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms by Charles Buck (1831)
"Their business is to look to the church, church-yard, and to observe tiic behaviour of the parishioners ; to levy a shilling forfeiture on all such as do ..."

4. The Jamaica Movement: For Promoting the Enforcement of the Slave-trade by David Turnbull (1850)
"We, therefore, request your Honour will convene a meeting of the parishioners, for the purpose of taking into consideration the above important question, ..."

5. Wessex by Clive Holland (1906)
"... when a question arose as to whether the children of the townspeople should be baptized in a new font erected by certain parishioners in the parish ..."

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