parish

Meanings

Plural: parishes

Noun

a local church community
the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
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.
In some countries, an administrative subdivision of an area.
In some countries, an administrative subdivision of an area.
An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.

Verb

To place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes.
To visit residents of a parish.
Pronunciation spelling of perish, representing Mary–marry–merry merger English.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English parisshe, from Old French paroisse (compare the obsolete variant paroch, from Anglo-Norman paroche, parosse), from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”).

Synonyms

parishioner

Scrabble Score: 11

parish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
parish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
parish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

parish is a valid Words With Friends word