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parishioner

/pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/

parishioner noun: a member of a parish.

Noun

parishioner (plural parishioners)

  1. A member of a parish.
    • “Reverend Judith!” he announced cheerfully. “What a lovely surprise. How super to see you! What are you standing at the door for? Come in! Come in!”
      “Thank you, thank you. I do like to pop around and see as many of my parishioners as possible,” said Reverend Judith as she followed the pair into the...2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    laic, layperson

Examples of parishioner in a sentence

  • The mourners listened as the priest performed the burial service of long-time parishioner Wendy Stuart.
  • The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.
  • Many other parishioners are wearing outfits with Easter-eggy colors— orange, yellow, pink, lavender.

All 16 example sentences with parishioner

Synonyms of parishioner

Forms of parishioner

pluralparishioners

Origin of parishioner

From Late Middle English parisshoner, from earlier parisshen (c. 1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (English parish). Equivalent to parish + -ian + -er.

Words formed from parishioner

Questions about parishioner

What does parishioner mean?
Parishioner means a member of a parish.
What part of speech is parishioner?
Parishioner is a noun.
How do you pronounce parishioner?
Parishioner is pronounced /pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of parishioner?
The plural of parishioner is parishioners.

Words near parishioner in the dictionary

  1. parishers
  2. parishes
  3. parishing
  4. parishings
  5. parishional
  6. parishioner
  7. parishioners
  8. parishionership
  9. Parisi
  10. Parisian
  11. Parisianism

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