Parish

What do we mean by parish?

An administrative part of a diocese, especially an Anglican or Roman Catholic diocese, having its own church and a designated priest. noun

The members of such a parish; a religious community attending one church. noun

A political subdivision of a British county, usually corresponding in boundaries to an original ecclesiastical parish. noun

An administrative subdivision in Louisiana that corresponds to a county in other US states. noun

In the game of curling, the ring in the center of which the tee is placed. noun

In the early Christian ch., a district placed under the superintendence of a bishop; a diocese. noun

In Great Britain and Ireland, a district or territorial division. noun

Now, also, a civil division of the country for purposes of local self-government, such as the legal care of the poor, education, the regulation of sanitary matters, etc.: it is in general conterminous with the ecclesiastical parish. At present there are in England and Wales about 13,000 ecclesiastical parishes, and about 15,000 civil parishes, of which not more than 10,000 coincide with the ecclesiastical districts bearing the same name. In Scotland in 1888 there were 934 civil parishes or parishes proper (quoad omnia) and 386 parishes quoad sacra (that is, parishes in respect of things ecclesiastical only). There are several other minor classes of parishes, as the land-tax and Burial Act parishes in England, and the burghal and extra-burghal parishes in Scotland. noun

In the United States: In colonial times, in some of the southern colonies, a subdivision of the county for purposes of local government. noun

One of the 58 territorial divisions of Louisiana, corresponding to the county in other States. noun

A local church or congregation and the geographical limits, generally imperfectly defined, within which its local work is mainly confined. noun

An ecclesiastical society, not bounded by territorial limits, nor confined in its personnel to communicants, but composed of all those who choose to unite in maintaining Christian work and worship in a particular local church: used in this sense chiefly in New England. noun

The inhabitants or members of a parish; specifically, in the United Kingdom, those inhabitants of a parish who are entitled to vote in a parish election. noun

Of or belonging to a parish; parochial: as, the parish church or minister; parish records; the parish school.

Maintained by the parish or by public charity: as, parish poor.

Rustic; provincial.

That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. noun

The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc. noun

In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.

The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

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.

A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.

An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.

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Beautiful boy. Very helpful and smart. It is always good to have a Parish in your life Urban Dictionary

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The Parish refers to St Bernard Parish, a poor and undereducated county just east of New Orleans. Really, you have to say, "da Parish" in a half Brooklynese/half Southern accent, typical of yats around the area. Urban Dictionary

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Bag fumbling homie, can't secure bags. Urban Dictionary

An upper white trash version of Paris Hilton. A white trash female or transvestite who aspires to be like Ms. Hilton and who consciously adopts fashions, speech and mannerisms made famous by the spoiled scioness of the Hotel magnate. A conjunction of the two terms Parish and Chilton, each with mainstream references, e.g., "Parish" is the Louisiana equivalent to "County" and "Chilton" is a reference to the Auto Parts Reference Manual. The urbandictionary.com definitions of these terms are considerably seedier and decidedly connote that which is thoroughgoingly low class. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to parish:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word parish:
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Words that rhyme with parish:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe parish:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective parish:
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Consonant match to parish:
perish, parrish.

Words that sound like parish:
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