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parishioners

parishioners is the plural of parishioner.

Meaning of parishioner

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

Questions about parishioners

What is parishioners the plural of?
Parishioners is the plural of parishioner.

Words near parishioners in the dictionary

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

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