parishes

noun

plural of parish
as in congregations

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Recent Examples of parishes Not all parishes can afford to pay for a support staff to fully serve the parish and our missionary aspirations. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Four of Cincinnati's oldest West Side parishes are making plans to merge into a new parish that would serve hundreds of Catholics who attend their churches and schools. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parishes
  1. congregations
  2. flocks
  3. churches
Noun
  • Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice is a nonprofit organization that works with congregations throughout Southern California to support workers’ rights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice is a nonprofit organization that works with congregations throughout Southern California to support workers' rights.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of congregations
Noun
  • The only states not reporting a salmonella outbreak related to backyard flocks are South Carolina, New Mexico, Arizona, Delaware, Rhode Island and Hawaii.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The last shepherds who tended their flocks while walking on stilts disappeared.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of flocks
Noun
  • Russia has bombed churches, museums, libraries, schools and archives.
    — Lidia Pilecky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • During Kenya’s transition to self-governance from colonial rule, the extensive network of Christian schools and medical institutions established by churches provided education and health care.
    — Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of churches

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