parish
To place into one or more parishesTo place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes.
» The parish received a new priest.
Die Gemeinde bekam einen neuen Pfarrer. — Yorwba
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2 senses(transitive)To place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes.
(intransitive)To visit residents of a parish.
Examples
10 sentencesThe parish received a new priest.
deDie Gemeinde bekam einen neuen Pfarrer. — Yorwba
They are the boys of the parish.
He is a member of the parish committee.
deEr ist Mitglied im Kirchenvorstand. — muzikanta_hipopotamo
Eleven years ago, there was a fire at the parish.
The old parish church was closed due to its disrepair.
deDie alte Stadtkirche wurde wegen Baufälligkeit geschlossen. — raggione
Origin
From Middle English parisshe, from Old French paroisse (compare the obsolete variant parocFrom Middle English parisshe, from Old French paroisse (compare the obsolete variant paroch, from Anglo-Norman paroche, parosse), from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”).
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Forms
parishes, parishing, parished, parishedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle