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parish
[par-ish]
noun
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
a local church with its field of activity.
(in Louisiana) a county.
the people of an ecclesiastical or civil parish.
Curling.house.
parish
/ ˈæɪʃ /
noun
a subdivision of a diocese, having its own church and a clergyman
the churchgoers of such a subdivision
(in England and, formerly, Wales) the smallest unit of local government in rural areas
(in Louisiana) a unit of local government corresponding to a county in other states of the US
the people living in a parish
history receiving parochial relief
Other 51Թ Forms
- interparish adjective
- transparish adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of parish1
Idioms and Phrases
on the parish,
receiving charity from local authorities.
Informal. meagerly or inadequately supplied.
Example Sentences
Pauline Porter, chair of the parish council, says people left the village after 70 properties were damaged during a storm and tidal surge in December 2013.
Professor Scott Kenworthy, who studies the history and thought of Eastern Orthodox Christianity - particularly in modern Russia - says his OCA parish in Cincinnati "is absolutely bursting at the seams".
He formally complains to the parish authorities to put an end to “Salome,” but the real crisis comes from the shame and sorrow of Alfie’s repressed life.
Gunmen opened fire on a group of people who had stayed behind in the central square of the village of San Bartolo de Berrios after an event organised by the local parish.
During testimony from the relatives and friends of those who died, it emerged that they were individuals from a range of backgrounds, including a chef, bus driver, heating engineer, former head teacher, and parish councillor.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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