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[par-ish] / ˈpær ɪʃ /


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If this sounds more Hollywood than parish church to you, well, it appears that Cardinal Robert McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, agrees.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The new bill shifts from a fixed number to subsidizing one ADA per 7,500 people in the parish.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Birth certificates were not standardised in Quebec until the 1990s - before that, many births were recorded by the parish in baptismal certificates.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The Castle Rock mother wants to use the new benefit, 15 hours a week of state-funded preschool, to send her children to the St. Mary parish school near Denver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

We were walking to our parish church for the Mass of the Rooster, Mama, Papa, my sisters.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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