adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/(ˌ)ʌnˈpæɹɪʃt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˌʌnˈpɛɹɪʃt/
homophone: unperished (some accents)
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, not-comparable
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of an area: not in a civil parish (“an administrative subdivision of a borough or local government district”), or not having a parish council or town council.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: England, not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From: * un (prefix meaning ‘not’) + parish (noun) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives from nouns); and * un- + parished (“organized into parishes; possessing parishes”, adjective).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
ei seurakunta
— not designated as a parish
Galician:
non adscrito
— not designated as a parish
Macedonian:
непаро́хиски
(neparóhiski)
— not designated as a parish
Finnish:
seurakunnaton
— of an area: not in a civil parish, or not having a parish council or town council
Galician:
non adscrito
— of an area: not in a civil parish, or not having a parish council or town council