as in vicarage
the building in which a parson lives
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Recent Examples of parsonage
Now there are, of course, there's something called a parsonage exception where members of the clergy in the United States can exclude the value of their dwelling, but there's rules that go around with that.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Following the break from the church, the Jonas family moved out of the parsonage house and into a two-bedroom home.
—Ilana Frost, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In 2017, Powell used the First AME Zion Church in San Jose as collateral for a loan of $750,000 to purchase a parsonage, instructing Quintana in executing the property agreement and creating a resolution from the church’s trustee board to approve the transaction, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
The Haworth parsonage already attracts nearly one million visitors each year, per the Guardian.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Following the break from the church, the Jonas family moved out of the parsonage house and into a two-bedroom home.
—Ilana Frost, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In 2017, Powell used the First AME Zion Church in San Jose as collateral for a loan of $750,000 to purchase a parsonage, instructing Quintana in executing the property agreement and creating a resolution from the church’s trustee board to approve the transaction, prosecutors said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
The Haworth parsonage already attracts nearly one million visitors each year, per the Guardian.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for parsonage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsonage
Noun
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This former vicarage, built in 1876, is considered one of Sweden’s most haunted houses.—
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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But other things were transplanted from elsewhere in England: a church in Northamptonshire and a vicarage in London become a church and a vicarage in Yorkshire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The church, the school, and the rest of the campus — which published reports say also included a rectory, a convent, and an annex — were left vacant.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Eleven young Tennysons spilled out of the Somersby rectory—seven boys and four girls, with Alfred third from the top.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The in-demand event planner and lifestyle expert, who’s put on shindigs for celebs like Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, and Matthew McConaughey, has put his own spin on the seven-bedroom manse, evident in touches like a bedroom with textured gold wallpaper and a floral-print laundry room.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2026
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The center’s board, now loaded with loyalists such as Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham, of Fox News, made the grave decision at the Palm Beach manse of the casino magnate Steve Wynn, whose wife, Andrea, sits on the board.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2025
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Police said in a statement the man was shot at near his residence earlier Wednesday and returned home with a bullet wound, prompting his mother to call 911.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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The rooms The Asher Adams split-personality architecture translates into the 225 rooms that feel more like residences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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There is a lot of change happening on the home front, encouraging you to remodel parts of your dwelling.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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The other bands of Yavapai also ranged between summer and winter dwellings within their own territories.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On the moors, cliffs, and hills there are wind farms; oil terminals; small farms, some of which have been there for many centuries; ruined medieval churches and hermitages; and prehistoric settlements, tombs, and monuments.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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Aflame, by Pico Iyer Travel writer and spiritual thinker Pico Iyer has spent time at a Benedictine hermitage in California, a seemingly idyllic setting.—
Monitor reviewers,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2025
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The house retains its crown molding and tin ceilings, now layered with eclectic pieces sourced by the owners on vintage hunting trips to Palm Springs and Chicago.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Passionate Mars enters your 6th house to highlight your work-life balance, urging steady action on the daily tasks that keep everything humming.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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The standouts, though, are that trio of secluded abodes.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2026
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Flying into Nepal is something more and more travelers are doing as parts of the region open up to tourism and exciting new hotels like the Shinta Mani Mustang cut their ribbons, offering luxe abodes where intrepid trekkers can rest in comfort.—
Karina Acharya,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Parsonage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsonage. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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