Množina: Parishes

Village in New York (USA); zip code 13131.
In the US, the ecclesiastical unit committed to one minister or priest. In Britain, a subdivision of a county often coinciding with an original territorial subdivision in Christian church administration, served by a parish church.
The origins of the parish lay in early medieval Italian cities, and by the 12th century most of Christian Europe was divided into parishes. The parish has frequently been the center of community life, especially in rural areas.

Množina: parishes

ETYM Old Eng. parishe, paresche, parosche, Old Fren. paroisse, parosse, paroiche, French paroisse, Latin parochia, corrupted from paroecia, Greek, dwelling beside or near; para beside + oikos a house, dwelling. Related to Vicinity, Parochial.
1. A local church community.
2. The local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor.
3. A civil division of the state of Louisiana corresponding to a county in other states.

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Singular of parishes is parish.

Množina: parishioners

ETYM French paroissien, Late Lat. parochianus.
A member of a parish.