What is another word for parish?

Pronunciation: [pˈaɹɪʃ] (IPA)

A parish is a geographical area or community within a larger administrative district, like a city or county. There are several synonyms for the word parish, including district, precinct, ward, enclave, and constituency. Each of these terms describes a specific region or group of people within a broader jurisdiction. District and precinct may refer to areas delineated for voting or law enforcement purposes, while enclave describes a group of people who share a common culture or ethnicity within a larger community. Ward is often used to describe a smaller subdivision of a city, while constituency refers to a group of people who are represented by an elected official.

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Usage examples for Parish

Twelve times in a quarter of a century she appeared publicly in the parish church.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
The parish isn't the same since she began visiting this one and reading to that.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Orange and green will stand together to-night, I, myself, and the station-master on the one side, your parish priest in the chair.
"Contemporary One-Act Plays Compiler: B. Roland Lewis"
Sir James M. Barrie George Middleton Althea Thurston Percy Mackaye Lady Augusta Gregor Eugene Pillot Anton Tchekov Bosworth Crocker Alfred Kreymborg Paul Greene Arthur Hopkins Paul Hervieu Jeannette Marks Oscar M. Wolff David Pinski Beulah Bornstead Herma

Famous quotes with Parish

  • If you have a priest that is pushing social justice, go find another parish. Go alert your bishop.
    Glenn Beck
  • I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy.
    Andrew Greeley
  • The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door.
    Richard Morris
  • A real parish is a wondrously beautiful web of human relationship which is given meaning by the man who is Himself the meaning of life.
    C. Kilmer Myers
  • Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent.
    John Polkinghorne

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