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parishioner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/
  • /pəˈɹɪʃnə(ɹ)/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P ER0 IH1 SH AH0 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of a parish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: laic, layperson, parishioner

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a member of a parish

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: churchgoer, church member

History

Etymology

From Late Middle English parisshoner, from earlier parisshen (c. 1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (English parish). Equivalent to parish + -ian + -er.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: прыхаджанін (pryxadžanin) — member of a parish
  • Belarusian: прыхаджанка (pryxadžanka) — member of a parish
  • Belarusian: парафіянін (parafijanin) — member of a parish
  • Belarusian: парафіянка (parafijanka) — member of a parish
  • Bulgarian: енориаш (enoriaš) — member of a parish
  • Catalan: parroquià — member of a parish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 教區居民 /教区居民 (jiàoqū jūmín) — member of a parish
  • Czech: farník — member of a parish
  • Danish: sognebarn — member of a parish
  • Danish: sjæl — member of a parish
  • Dutch: parochiaan — member of a parish
  • Esperanto: paroĥano — member of a parish
  • Esperanto: parokano — member of a parish
  • Finnish: seurakuntalainen — member of a parish
  • French: paroissien — member of a parish
  • French: paroissienne — member of a parish
  • Galician: fregués — member of a parish
  • Galician: freguesa — member of a parish
  • German: Gemeindemitglied — member of a parish
  • German: Pfarrkind — member of a parish
  • Italian: parrocchiano — member of a parish
  • Italian: parrocchiana — member of a parish
  • Middle English: parisshen — member of a parish
  • Norman: pâraîssien — member of a parish
  • Pannonian Rusyn: парохиян (paroxijan) — member of a parish
  • Pannonian Rusyn: парохиянка (paroxijanka) — member of a parish
  • Pannonian Rusyn: жупян (župjan) — member of a parish
  • Pannonian Rusyn: жупянка (župjanka) — member of a parish
  • Polish: parafianin — member of a parish
  • Polish: parafianka — member of a parish
  • Portuguese: freguês — member of a parish
  • Portuguese: freguesa — member of a parish
  • Portuguese: paroquiano — member of a parish
  • Portuguese: paroquiana — member of a parish
  • Romanian: enoriaș — member of a parish
  • Romanian: poporan — member of a parish
  • Russian: прихожа́нин (prixožánin) — member of a parish
  • Russian: прихожа́нка (prixožánka) — member of a parish
  • Scots: pareeshioner — member of a parish
  • Spanish: feligrés — member of a parish
  • Spanish: parroquiano — member of a parish
  • Swedish: sockenbo — member of a parish