Definition of Parish. Meaning of Parish. Synonyms of Parish

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Definition of Parish

Parish
Parish Par"ish, n. [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. ?, fr. ? dwelling beside or near; ? beside + ? a house, dwelling; akin to L. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial.] 1. (Eccl. & Eng. Law) (a) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. --Cowell. (b) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc. Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts for spiritual purposes. --Mozley & W. 2. An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live. [U. S.] 3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States.
Parish
Parish Par"ish, a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor. --Dryden. Parish clerk. (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish. (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists in the service of the Church of England. Parish court, in Louisiana, a court in each parish.

Meaning of Parish from wikipedia

- A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical...
- In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local...
- A parish is an administrative division used by several countries. To distinguish it from an ecclesiastical parish, the term civil parish is used in some...
- George Parish or Saint George's Parish may refer to: Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, a parish of Antigua and Barbuda Saint George Parish, Barbados...
- A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially...
- administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania,...
- Torsåker parish may refer to: Torsåker Parish, Diocese of Härnösand, parish in Diocese of Härnösand Torsåker Parish, Diocese of Strängnäs, former parish in...
- Saint Mary Parish or Saint Mary's Parish may refer to: Saint Mary Parish, Antigua and Barbuda Sainte-Marie Parish, New Brunswick, Canada, in Kent County...
- Parish council may refer to: Pastoral council (Catholic Church) Parish councils in England Civil parishes in Scotland Parochial church council This disambiguation...
- communities known as parishes (Catalan: parròquies, singular – parròquia). Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes–Engordany...