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Fellow parishioner Adriana Rodriguez came with her father, Jose, who was also in awe.—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025 Javier Bustos recently noticed one longtime parishioner’s absence from Mass a few weeks in a row.—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025 Meanwhile, Rojas encouraged parishioners to engage in alternative spiritual practices.—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025 Judy Knotts is a parishioner of St. John Neumann Catholic Church, and former head of St. Gabriel's Catholic School and St. Michael's Catholic Academy.—Judy Knotts, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for parishioner
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Etymology
Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche
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