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Noun: parish  per-ish [N. Amer], pa-rish [Brit]
  1. A local church community
     
  2. The local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

Derived forms: parishes

Type of: community, jurisdiction

Part of: bishopric, diocese, episcopate

Encyclopedia: Parish, New York