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parson

[ pahr-suhn ]

noun

  1. a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
  2. the holder or incumbent of a parochial benefice, especially an Anglican.


parson

/ ˈpɑːsən; pɑːˈsɒnɪk /

noun

  1. a parish priest in the Church of England, formerly applied only to those who held ecclesiastical benefices
  2. any clergyman
  3. a nonconformist minister


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Derived Forms

  • parsonic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • par·son·ic [pahr-, son, -ik], par·soni·cal adjective
  • par·soni·cal·ly adverb
  • parson·ish parson·like adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of parson1

1200–50; Middle English persone < Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, Latin: personage. See person

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Word History and Origins

Origin of parson1

C13: from Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, representative of the parish, from Latin: personage; see person

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Example Sentences

Who is Parson Brown, and why are these people making a snowman that looks like him?

Step up to the office, examine the stock, take your pick, pay your money and drive to the parson.

A Wasp friend remarks that I would have made an imposing country parson.

"Take me back, Jack; take me back to Mrs. Haggard's at once," the poor little woman had pleaded to the parson.

He was a new breed, that parson, a genuwine no-two-alike, come-one-in-a-box kind.

The parson and the man in the street would say Bill Sikes was a bad man, and that he ought to be punished.

The congregation, forgetting the sacredness of the place, were in a broad grin, and the parson looked daggers.

The "scratchings" and "knocks" were only heard when Parson's little daughter was in bed.

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