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parishioners

/pəˈrɪʃənərz/ /ˈpærɪʃənərz/

Meanings
noun
A member of a parish.

Examples :

"The priest greeted the parishioners as they entered the church for Sunday mass. "
religion person group

Related Words

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration they

they pronoun

/ðeɪ/

(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

"Dogs may bark if they want to be fed."

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

During the period of.

"He worked for three years."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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sunday proper noun

/ˈsʌndeɪ/

The day of the week between Saturday and Monday.

"We usually go to church on Sunday."

Illustration mass

mass noun

/mæs/

(physical) Matter, material.

"The mass of homework felt overwhelming. "

Illustration entered

entered verb

/ˈɛntə(ɹ)d/

To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

"You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked."

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greeted verb

/ˈɡɹiːtɪd/

To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means e.g. writing or over the phone/internet

"The teacher greeted each student with a smile as they entered the classroom. "

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church noun

/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.

"There is a lovely little church in the valley."

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member noun

/ˈmɛmbə/ /ˈmɛmbɚ/

One who officially belongs to a group.

"Maria is a member of the school's chess club. "

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parish noun

/ˈpæɹɪʃ/

In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.

"The new student was assigned to St. Michael's parish. "

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priest noun

/ˈpɹiːst/

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple

"The priest gave a comforting sermon at the church. "