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parish church

parish church noun: a church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.

Noun

parish church (plural parish churches)

  1. A church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.
    Synonyms:
    parochial church

parish church meaning in Tamil

parish church in Tamil

கோயில்

Synonyms of parish church

  • parochial church

Forms of parish church

pluralparish churches

Origin of parish church

From Middle English parische chirche; equivalent to parish + church.

Questions about parish church

What does parish church mean?
Parish church means a church that serves as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.
What is parish church in Tamil?
Parish church in Tamil is கோயில். See Parish church meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is parish church?
Parish church is a noun.
What is the plural of parish church?
The plural of parish church is parish churches.

Words near parish church in the dictionary

  1. Pariseaus
  2. Parises
  3. parish
  4. parish assemblies
  5. parish assembly
  6. parish church
  7. parish churches
  8. parish clerk
  9. parish clerks
  10. parish council
  11. Parish Grove

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Adapted from Wiktionary: parish church (page history and authors); parish church (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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