parishioner

noun

pa·rish·ion·er pə-ˈri-sh(ə-)nər

: a member or inhabitant of a parish

Examples of parishioner in a Sentence

the parishioners of First Baptist Church

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During the final Mass at the All Saints Parish in Buffalo, New York, on a warm Sunday in July, the priests encouraged the few parishioners who came to take comfort in holy scripture. —

Steve Osunsami, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2024 Deputies said Von Goetz disrupted the service by pouring whiskey into the holy water and threatened to harm parishioners. —

Stepheny Price, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024 These were the killer of 11 Jews who were praying in a Pittsburgh synagogue; the killer of nine Black parishioners in a Charleston church; and the radical Islamist killer of three Boston Marathon spectators. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024 Many are supported by Black churches, which for generations have helped forge the cultural and political identity of their parishioners. —

Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for parishioner