parson

Speech parts

1. parson - Noun

2. Parson - Proper noun

Meaning

A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls.

Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

minister pastor rector priest curate vicar reverend father preacher clergyman cleric chaplain churchman ecclesiastic minister of religion
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Antonyms

laity layman infidel lector secular pagan
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Hypernyms

reverend clergyman man of the cloth

Hyponyms

ministrant

Phrases with the word

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Anagrams

aspron Rapson aprons

Examples

clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches Source: Internet

20. We pray that every proprietary parson or vicar having a benefice of 10 or more by year, shall either by themselves, or by some other person teach poor men’s children of their parish the book called the catechism and the primer. Source: Internet

Alumbaugh reported Gov. Mike Parson released an additional $61.5 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds on Oct. 7. The Pierce City school district would received $48,992 of that, based on last year's enrollment. Source: Internet

All of us want to make this season the very best it can be,” Parson added. Source: Internet

And Parson said that absent some action from Congress to send money to the state, he may have to significantly withhold funding in July. Source: Internet

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2020, file photo, Missouri gubernatorial candidates, Gov. Mike Parson, and State Auditor Nicole Galloway are seen onstage before the Missouri gubernatorial debate at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia, Missouri. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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