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Parish

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Meaning

Noun

●
In Administrative divisions:
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an
part of a
that has its own
.
●
The
that
; the members of the parish.
●
In American English:
An
, usually not
by
, but
of those
who choose to
under the
of a particular
,
, or
; also,
, the
in which the members of a
live.
●
A
of a British
, often
to an
parish.
●
  • In some countries, an
    of an area.
  • An
    in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is
    to a
    in other U.S. states.

    • Verb

    ●
    To place (an area, or
    a person) into one or more parishes.
    ●
    To
    of a parish.
    ●
    Pronunciation
    of
    ,
    Mary-marry-merry English.

    Name

    ●
    A surname.
    ●
    A
    and
    therein, in Oswego County, New York, United States.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    parish
    English
    arrow
    paroisse
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    arrow
    parochia
    Latin
    arrow
    παροικία
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    παρоικία
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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