parishioner

[ puh-rish-uh-ner ]

noun

1. one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.

parishioner

/ pəˈrɪʃənə /

noun

1. a member of a particular parish

Other Words From

• pa·rishion·er·ship noun
• nonpa·rishion·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of parishioner¹

1425–75; late Middle English; earlier parishion, Middle English paroschian, -ien, -en < Old French paroissien. See parish, -ian, -er ¹

Example Sentences

They interrupted mass at the San Juan Cathedral, distributing condoms to mortified parishioners.

From Washington Post

Parents and parishioners sympathetic to Swink pushed back with their own story and a petition, noting the initial conversation between the students had become contentious with the girls using a racial slur against the boy, who is of mixed race.

From Washington Post

Still in the cult, but not as an employee, just as a parishioner.

From Ozy

For example, a network of churches may receive a portion of the appointments for their parishioners, he said.

From Washington Post

Holy Rood was founded in 1832 as the burial ground for parishioners of Holy Trinity, a Catholic church 11 blocks to the south.

From Washington Post

He shot a grinning parishioner outside the Perfecting Church.

From The Daily Beast

A parishioner who is a doctor then informed the police that Freed was beyond medical help.

From The Daily Beast

But Darla Vogt, a former parishioner at Reeders UMC, was skeptical.

From The Daily Beast

"Yes, Donald; but I never told you that you should swallow them," replies the pastor, who was as witty as his parishioner.

From Project Gutenberg

Now-a-days, a real, good, wrong-headed aggrieved parishioner is exactly what you do want.

From Project Gutenberg

Then for the first time he remembered that he had been due at that time about a matter of a sick parishioner.

From Project Gutenberg

Our most interesting little parishioner has set her heart on this globe-trotter.

From Project Gutenberg

The term "pane" means that portion of the churchyard fence which was allotted to each parishioner to keep in repair.

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