'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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- archbishopric,
- archdiocese,
- arrondissement,
- assembly,
- bailiwick,
- bishopric,
- borough,
- brethren,
- canton,
- churchgoers,
- city,
- class,
- commune,
- conference,
- congregation,
- congressional district,
- constablewick,
- county,
- departement,
- diocese,
- district,
- duchy,
- electoral district,
- electorate,
- flock,
- fold,
- government,
- hamlet,
- hundred,
- Kreis,
- laity,
- laymen,
- magistracy,
- metropolis,
- metropolitan area,
- minyan,
- nonclerics,
- nonordained persons,
- oblast,
- okrug,
- parishioners,
- people,
- precinct,
- principality,
- province,
- region,
- riding,
- seculars,
- see,
- sheep,
- sheriffalty,
- sheriffwick,
- shire,
- shrievalty,
- society,
- soke,
- stake,
- state,
- synod,
- territory,
- town,
- township,
- village,
- wapentake,
- ward
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.
Words containing 'Parish'
- Acadia Parish,
- Allen Parish,
- Ascension Parish,
- Assumption Parish,
- Avoyelles Parish,
- Beauregard Parish,
- Bienville Parish,
- Bossier Parish,
- Caddo Parish,
- Calcasieu Parish,
- Caldwell Parish,
- Cameron Parish,
- Catahoula Parish,
- Claiborne Parish,
- Concordia Parish,
- Evangeline Parish,
- Franklin Parish,
- Grant Parish,
- Iberia Parish,
- Iberville Parish,
- Jackson Parish,
- Jefferson Parish,
- Lafayette Parish,
- Lafourche Parish,
- Lincoln Parish,
- Livingston Parish,
- Madison Parish,
- Morehouse Parish,
- Natchitoches Parish,
- Orleans Parish,
- Ouachita Parish,
- Parish clerk,
- Parish court,
- Parish register,
- Parish, NY,
- Plaquemines Parish,
- Rapides Parish,
- Richland Parish,
- Sabine Parish,
- Tangipahoa Parish,
- Tensas Parish,
- Terrebonne Parish,
- Union Parish,
- Vermilion Parish,
- Vernon Parish,
- Washington Parish,
- Webster Parish,
- Winn Parish,
- Acadia Parish, LA,
- Allen Parish, LA,
- Ascension Parish, LA,
- Assumption Parish, LA,
- Avoyelles Parish, LA,
- Beauregard Parish, LA,
- Bienville Parish, LA,
- Bossier Parish, LA,
- Caddo Parish, LA,
- Calcasieu Parish, LA,
- Caldwell Parish, LA,
- Cameron Parish, LA,
- Catahoula Parish, LA,
- Claiborne Parish, LA,
- Concordia Parish, LA,
- De Soto Parish,
- East Carroll Parish,
- East Feliciana Parish,
- Evangeline Parish, LA,
- Franklin Parish, LA,
- Grant Parish, LA,
- Iberia Parish, LA,
- Iberville Parish, LA,
- Jackson Parish, LA,
- Jefferson Davis Parish,
- Jefferson Parish, LA,
- La Salle Parish,
- Lafayette Parish, LA,
- Lafourche Parish, LA,
- Lincoln Parish, LA,
- Livingston Parish, LA,
- Madison Parish, LA,
- Morehouse Parish, LA,
- Natchitoches Parish, LA,
- Orleans Parish, LA,
- Ouachita Parish, LA,
- Plaquemines Parish, LA,
- Pointe Coupee Parish,
- Rapides Parish, LA,
- Red River Parish,
- Richland Parish, LA,
- Sabine Parish, LA,
- St. Bernard Parish,
- St. Charles Parish,
- St. Helena Parish,
- St. James Parish,
- St. Landry Parish,
- St. Martin Parish,
- St. Mary Parish,
- St. Tammany Parish,
- Tangipahoa Parish, LA,
- Tensas Parish, LA,
- Terrebonne Parish, LA,
- Union Parish, LA,
- Vermilion Parish, LA,
- Vernon Parish, LA,
- Washington Parish, LA,
- Webster Parish, LA,
- West Carroll Parish,
- West Feliciana Parish,
- Winn Parish, LA,
- De Soto Parish, LA,
- East Baton Rouge Parish,
- East Carroll Parish, LA,
- East Feliciana Parish, LA,
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA,
- La Salle Parish, LA,
- Pointe Coupee Parish, LA,
- Red River Parish, LA,
- St. Bernard Parish, LA,
- St. Charles Parish, LA,
- St. Helena Parish, LA,
- St. James Parish, LA,
- St. John the Baptist Parish,
- St. Landry Parish, LA,
- St. Martin Parish, LA,
- St. Mary Parish, LA,
- St. Tammany Parish, LA,
- West Baton Rouge Parish,
- West Carroll Parish, LA,
- West Feliciana Parish, LA,
- East Baton Rouge Parish, LA,
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA,
- West Baton Rouge Parish, LA