parish

par-ish · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small administrative district typically having its own church and priest.

  2. 2.

    The people who live in a parish; the members of a church congregation.

  3. 3.

    (US, Louisiana) A county or administrative district.

Forms

plural: parishes

Related words

See also: church, congregation, diocese
Synonyms: community, congregation, district

Etymology

From Old French paroisse, from Late Latin parochia, from Greek paroikia ("a dwelling beside, sojourning"), from para ("beside") + oikos ("house").