In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church. / The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

(transitive) To place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes. / (intransitive) To visit residents of a parish.

Pronunciation spelling of perish, representing Mary-marry-merry English.

plural of parish

(uncommon, chiefly Scotland, other dialects and non-native speakers' English) A parishioner.

plural of parisher

plural of parishing

A hamlet or village associated with a local church.

simple past tense and past participle of parish

present participle of parish