parish

English Thesaurus

1. a local church community (noun.group)

hypernym	:	community,
definition	:	a group of people living in a particular local area (noun.group)

member holonym	:	parishioner,
definition	:	a member of a parish (noun.person)

2. the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor (noun.location)

hypernym	:	jurisdiction,
definition	:	in law; the territory within which power can be exercised (noun.location)

part meronym	:	bishopric, diocese, episcopate,
definition	:	the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop (noun.location)

3. a local church community (noun.group)

derivation	:	parochial, parochial,
definition	:	relating to or supported by or located in a parish (adj.pert)

derivation	:	parochial, parochial,
definition	:	relating to or supported by or located in a parish (adj.pert)