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parson
[ pahr-suhn ]
noun
- a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- the holder or incumbent of a parochial benefice, especially an Anglican.
parson
/ 藞p蓱藧s蓹n; p蓱藧藞s蓲n瑟k /
noun
- a parish priest in the Church of England, formerly applied only to those who held ecclesiastical benefices
- any clergyman
- a nonconformist minister
Derived Forms
- parsonic, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫补谤路蝉辞苍路颈肠 [pahr-, son, -ik], 辫补谤路蝉辞苍顎僫路肠补濒 adjective
- 辫补谤路蝉辞苍顎僫路肠补濒路ly adverb
- 辫补谤顎僺辞苍路颈蝉丑 辫补谤顎僺辞苍路濒颈办别顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of parson1
Example Sentences
Her work as a parson鈥檚 wife opposite Maurice Evans in a well-received 1950 Broadway revival of George Bernard Shaw鈥檚 鈥淭he Devil鈥檚 Disciple鈥 landed her on the cover of Life magazine 鈥 a major publicity coup.
He spoke with the easy grace of a country parson, but no fire and brimstone emanated from his pulpit as he calmly but bracingly recounted what he said was his mother鈥檚 family history.
A quiet wedding we had: he and I, the parson and clerk, were alone present.
I looked at his back, prim as a parson鈥檚, tried to imagine the two of them together.
A career in science had usurped his plan to work as a country parson who dabbled in natural history.
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