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Writing in the eighteenth century, Smith compared energetic and often sensationalist Methodist preachers with the more reserved and cerebral parsons of the Church of England.
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Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
The other is her violent stepfather, who, in this version, is also the church’s parson (Steven Pasquale).
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
His living room included an antique Japanese screen hanging on a white wall above a leather banquette with pillow sable heads mounted on silver pedestals and a parsons table.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
The stranger asked to see Patrick, but after he was informed that the parson was ill in bed, the encounter took an unsettling turn.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
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Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
The other is her violent stepfather, who, in this version, is also the church’s parson (Steven Pasquale).
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
His living room included an antique Japanese screen hanging on a white wall above a leather banquette with pillow sable heads mounted on silver pedestals and a parsons table.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2023
The stranger asked to see Patrick, but after he was informed that the parson was ill in bed, the encounter took an unsettling turn.
—V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Parson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parson. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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parson
noun
par·son
ˈpärs-ᵊn 
1
: a minister in charge of a parish
2
: a member of the clergy
especially
: a Protestant pastor
Etymology
Middle English persone "parson," from early French persone (same meaning), from Latin persona, literally, "person"; so called because the parson was the legal "person" representing the church
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