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On that Saturday, hundreds filed past — a priest and his parishioners from the Azores islands, a nun from Colombia and her Passionist sisters, a family with two teens from near Venice.—Time, 27 Mar. 2025 Several parishioners rush to the sanctuary before a security guard helps escort him away.—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025 Alligator is permissible to eat on Fridays during Lent, the archbishop of New Orleans told an inquisitive parishioner who once sent a letter to the religious leader seeking clarification, according to the Catholic News Agency.—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025 Denied access, the OCA in June called an off-site meeting to inform parishioners of their plans.—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parishioner
Word History
Etymology
Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche
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