parishioner

noun

pa·​rish·​ion·​er pə-ˈri-sh(ə-)nər How to pronounce parishioner (audio)
: a member or inhabitant of a parish

Examples of parishioner in a Sentence

the parishioners of First Baptist Church
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So, his church would also offer support to its parishioners — many of which are undocumented. Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025 About half of the church’s 140 parishioners live in Castaic. Corina Knoll, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Nine Black parishioners were killed and three were wounded in the attack, which took place during a Bible study. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024 Melva Larrieu, of Park Forest, whose husband’s funeral service was held at the church, is concerned older parishioners may not be able to get to St. Liborius for Sunday Mass. Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parishioner

Word History

Etymology

Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parishioner was in the 15th century

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“Parishioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parishioner. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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parishioner

noun
pa·​rish·​io·​ner
pə-ˈrish-(ə-)nər
: a member or resident of a parish

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