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 — [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