parishioner
A member of a parishA member of a parish.
» The priest knows all his parishioners.
Священник знает всех своих прихожан. — nina99nv
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA member of a parish.
Gemeindemitglied, Pfarrkind
прихожа́нинprixožánin, прихожа́нкаprixožánka
a member of a parish
Examples
6 sentencesThe priest knows all his parishioners.
ruСвященник знает всех своих прихожан. — nina99nv
The chaplain listened sympathetically to his parishioner.
The priest assembled the parishioners in the church.
ruСвященник собрал прихожан в церкви. — Wezel
The priest walked among the parishioners several times, spreading the smell of incense from the censer.
Inside this church, parishioners clench their eyes shut and lift their hands skyward as their lips move in prayer during the service.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English parisshoner, from earlier parisshen (c. 1200), from Old French paFrom Late Middle English parisshoner, from earlier parisshen (c. 1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (English parish). Equivalent to parish + -ian + -er.
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Forms
plural: parishioners| Singular | parishioner |
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regular