parishioner

noun

pa·​rish·​ion·​er pə-ˈri-sh(ə-)nər How to pronounce parishioner (audio)
: a member or inhabitant of a parish

Examples of parishioner in a Sentence

the parishioners of First Baptist Church
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At Saint Michael The Archangel, where the vast majority of the 225 parishioners are Latino, families gather to comfort each other and eat Mexican pozole as donations of water, food and other supplies were delivered. Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024 Former parishioners and residents opposed the sale and advocated for community input. Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024 Local faith leaders and parishioners teamed up with Souls to the Polls, an organization dedicated to increase voter turnout, to transport buses of people to the Capitol Drive Voting Center on Sunday, the final day of early voting in Milwaukee. Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024 Advertisement O’Connell’s friends and parishioners had hoped Thursday’s preliminary hearing — usually the first time prosecutors have to present significant evidence in a case in open court — would provide some motive for the out-of-nowhere shooting. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parishioner 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parishioner was in the 15th century

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“Parishioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parishioner. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

parishioner

noun
pa·​rish·​io·​ner
pə-ˈrish-(ə-)nər
: a member or resident of a parish

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