parson

par·son

P0084100 (pär′sən)n.1. An Anglican cleric with full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.2. A member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister.

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[Middle English, parish priest, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persōna, from Latin, character; see person.]

parson

(ˈpɑːsən) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a parish priest in the Church of England, formerly applied only to those who held ecclesiastical benefices2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) any clergyman3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) NZ a nonconformist minister[C13: from Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, representative of the parish, from Latin: personage; see person] parˈsonic, parˈsonical adj

par•son

(ˈpɑr sən)

n. a member of the clergy, esp. a Protestant minister; pastor; rector. [1200–50; Middle English persone < Medieval Latin persōna parish priest, Latin: personage. See person] par′son•ish, par′son•like`, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

parson - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"curate, minister, minister of religion, pastor, rectorclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchministrant - someone who serves as a minister

parson

noun clergyman, minister, priest, vicar, divine, incumbent, reverend (informal), preacher, pastor, cleric, rector, curate, churchman, man of God, man of the cloth, ecclesiastic At that time, the parish did not have a resident parson.

parson

nounA person ordained for service in a Christian church:churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher.Informal: reverend.

Translations

教区牧师牧师

parson

(ˈpaːsn) noun1. the priest, minister etc of a parish, usually of the Church of England. 教區牧師 教区牧师2. any priest, minister etc. 牧師 牧师ˈparsonage (-nidʒ) noun the house in which the parson of a parish lives. 牧師住所 牧师住所