noun🔗ShareParoissesIn the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church."The Catholic diocese is divided into several parishes, each with its own church and priest. "Le diocèse catholique est divisé en plusieurs paroisses, chacune avec sa propre église et son propre prêtre.religionorganizationareagroupplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoisse, paroissiensThe community attending that church; the members of the parish.""The parishes worked together to organize a food drive for families in need during the holidays." "Les paroisses ont travaillé ensemble pour organiser une collecte de nourriture pour les familles dans le besoin pendant les vacances.religiongrouporganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoissesAn ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live."The church offered after-school programs for children from all its parishes in the surrounding area. "L'église proposait des programmes périscolaires pour les enfants de toutes ses paroisses des environs.religionorganizationgroupareatheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoissesA civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.""Road maintenance in the county is divided by parishes, so each area is responsible for keeping its local roads in good condition." "L'entretien des routes dans le comté est divisé par paroisses, de sorte que chaque zone est responsable du maintien en bon état de ses routes locales.geographygovernmentareahistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoisseAn administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states."Because Louisiana does not have counties, its administrative divisions are called parishes. "Comme la Louisiane n'a pas de comtés, ses divisions administratives sont appelées paroisses.governmentgeographypoliticsareastateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
