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parson
[ pahr-suhn ]
noun
- a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- the holder or incumbent of a parochial benefice, especially an Anglican.
parson
/ ˈpɑːsən; pɑːˈsɒnɪk /
noun
- a parish priest in the Church of England, formerly applied only to those who held ecclesiastical benefices
- any clergyman
- 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·soni·cal adjective
- par·soni·cal·ly adverb
- parson·ish parson·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parson1
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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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