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unparished

adj · 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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
Real reading context

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