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His parishioners immediately erupted in applause.—Makenzie Boucher, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Security guards posted at the sanctuary during worship services on Sunday escorted parishioners to the door and kept reporters at bay.—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 But some parishioners remain optimistic that this period of intense hardship finally augurs the end of the regime.—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 While this church was unoccupied at the time of this incident, the loss of security felt by parishioners when their sanctuary is attacked is all too real.—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parishioner
Word History
Etymology
Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche