Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe main priest serving a parish.
Similar
pastorcuré
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Origin
- Middle Englishparissh prest
- Englishparish priest
From Middle English parissh prest.
More words from Middle English
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Dutch pastoor
- pastoormain priest serving a parish
Finnish kirkkoherra
- kirkkoherramain priest serving a parish
French curé
- curémain priest serving a parish
Hungarian plébános
- plébánosmain priest serving a parish
Italian parroco
- parrocomain priest serving a parish
Polish proboszcz
- proboszczmain priest serving a parish
Spanish párroco
- párrocomain priest serving a parish
Swahili paroko
- parokomain priest serving a parish
Tagalog kura paroko
- kura parokomain priest serving a parish
Vietnamese cha xứ, cha chính xứ
- cha xứmain priest serving a parish
- cha chính xứmain priest serving a parish
- cha chánh xứmain priest serving a parish
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APA
parish priest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parish%20priest
MLA
“parish priest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parish%20priest. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parish priest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parish%20priest.
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