Parish — • A portion of a diocese under the authority of a priest legitimately appointed to secure the helps of religion for the faithful dwelling therein Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Parish Parish … Catholic encyclopedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Parish — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El apellido Parish puede referirse a: Samuel Bonsall Parish, botánico estadounidense; Robert Parish, baloncestista estadounidense; Sir Woodbine Parish, diplomático británico; John Parish, músico británico; Obtenido… … Wikipedia Español
parish — par·ish / par ish/ n: a civil division of the state of Louisiana corresponding to a county in other states Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. parish … Law dictionary
Parish — [pærɪʃ] (engl.; zu deutsch etwa „Pfarrei, Kirchspiel, Parochie“) ist, ähnlich den Landkreisen oder Gemeinden in Deutschland, eine Verwaltungseinheit in englischsprachigen Ländern und findet sich dort als Namensbestandteil von Gebietsbezeichnungen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Parish — 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 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
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… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
parish — (n.) late 13c., from Anglo Fr. paroche, parosse (late 11c.), from O.Fr. paroisse, from L.L. parochia a diocese, alteration of Late Gk. paroikia a diocese or parish, from paroikos a sojourner (in Christian writers), in classical Greek, neighbor,… … Etymology dictionary
parish — ► NOUN 1) (in the Christian Church) a small administrative district with its own church and clergy. 2) (also civil parish) Brit. the smallest unit of local government in rural areas. ORIGIN Old French paroche, from Greek paroikia staying… … English terms dictionary
parish — [par′ish] n. [ME parissche < OFr parroche < LL(Ec) parochia, for paroecia < LGr(Ec) paroikia, a diocese < Gr, a sojourning (in a foreign land, or, by early Christians, on earth) < paroikos, a stranger < para (see PARA 1) + oikos … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
