pertaining to a parish

  • 1Parish — 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… …

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  • 2Parish clerk — 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.… …

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  • 3Parish court — 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.… …

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  • 4parochial — parochially, adv. parochialness, n. /peuh roh kee euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a parish or parishes. 2. of or pertaining to parochial schools or the education they provide. 3. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial:… …

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  • 5parochial — pa•ro•chi•al [[t]pəˈroʊ ki əl[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to a parish or parishes 2) of or pertaining to parochial schools 3) very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial • Etymology: 1350–1400; late ME parochialle, ME parochiele… …

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  • 6Parochial — Pa*ro chi*al, a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia. See {Parish}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as, parochial duties; parochial schools. Parochial pastors. Bp. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Limited; narrow;… …

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  • 7parochial — a. Parish, pertaining to a parish …

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  • 8parochial — Of or pertaining to a parish; confined or restricted to a parish, without reference to any specific religious faith or denomination. Yanow v Seven Oaks Park, Inc. 11 NJ 341, 94 A2d 482, 36 ALR2d 639. Provincial …

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  • 9Parishional — Pa*rish ion*al, a. Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial. [R.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10parochial — adjective /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl,pəˈɹoʊkiəl/ a) Pertaining to a parish. The use of simple, primary colors in the painting gave it a parochial feel b) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary… …

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