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# parish

noun (a parish, parishes)

«parish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) A parish is an area that has its own church and priest or vicar, and the people who live there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#m1)
2. (UK, local government) A parish is a small area, often a village, with its own local council called a parish council. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#m2)
3. (church) The parish can mean all the people who belong to a church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#m3)

### In the lessons

In church life and RE, the parish priest looks after the parish; there are parish halls, parish newsletters and parish fêtes. In UK history and geography, old records list births and marriages in parish registers. In Louisiana, USA, a parish is like a county. Phrases: «parish church», «parish priest», «parish council», «parish hall».

### Examples

- Our parish church is the oldest building in the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#x1)
- The parish priest visits people who are ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#x2)
- The parish hall is used for Brownies and toddler groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#x3)
- The whole parish came to the summer fête. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#x4)
- The parish council voted to build a new playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#x5)
- Old parish registers help us find out about our ancestors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#x6)
- He went first to the priest, and asked him about the children in his parish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/#x7)

### Note

Plural: parishes. Adjective «parochial» (of a parish; also, narrow-minded). A person who belongs to a parish is a «parishioner». Do not confuse with «perish» (to die).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «parish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/parish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«parish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/parish.html) on Mova free.