'Parish' definitions:

Definition of 'parish'

From: WordNet
noun
A local church community
noun
The local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

Definition of 'Parish'

From: GCIDE
  • Parish \Par"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as, parish poor. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Parish clerk. (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish. (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists in the service of the Church of England.
  • Parish court, in Louisiana, a court in each parish. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'parish'

From: GCIDE
  • parish \par"ish\ (p[a^]r"[i^]sh), n. [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. paroiki`a, fr. pa`roikos dwelling beside or near; para` beside + o'i^kos a house, dwelling; akin to L. vicus village. See Vicinity, and cf. Parochial.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Eccl. & Eng. Law) (a) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein. --Cowell. (b) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical districts for spiritual purposes. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county in other States. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'parish'

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Parish, NY -- U.S. village in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Parish, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000) :
512
Housing Units (2000) :
212
Land area (2000) :
1.538490 sq. miles (3.984671 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.538490 sq. miles (3.984671 sq. km)
FIPS code :
56341
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
43.405580 N, 76.126080 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
13131
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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