Recent Examples on the WebAccording to police, a 16-year-old boy carrying a gun opened the back door of the packed church and was immediately confronted and escorted away by parishioners.—Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 13 May 2024 Catholic leaders demanded parishioners take an oath renouncing Vodou in 1941.—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for parishioner
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche
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