parishioner
pronunciation
How to pronounce parishioner in British English:
UK [pəˈrɪʃənə(r)]
How to pronounce parishioner in American English:
US [pəˈrɪʃənɚ]
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- Noun:
- a member of a parish
Word Origin
- parishioner (n.)
- mid-15c., with -er (1), from earlier parishen "parishioner" (c. 1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (see parish). Doublet form parochian was obsolete by 1700.
Example
- 1. One costume creator featured online made a mask to look like " the beast jesus , " the famously botched fresco retouching done by an aging parishioner at a spanish church .
- 2. But if cathedrals are increasingly popular , it is in part because they are anonymous , admits a priest : there is no danger of being asked to visit a sick parishioner afterwards .