Churchwarden

Synonyms for "churchwarden" (17 found)

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Translations

24 translations across 17 languages.

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Armenian

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  • եկեղեցպան noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Danish

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  • kirkeværge noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Dutch

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  • kerkmeester noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)
  • kerkmeesteres noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)
  • kerkvoogd noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Finnish

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  • kirkkoväärti noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)
  • kirkonisäntä noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

French

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  • marguillier noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)
  • marguillière noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

German

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  • Kirchenvorsteher noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)
  • Kirchenvorsteherin noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Greek

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  • επίτροπος noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Hungarian

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  • kurátor noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Ingrian

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  • kirkkostaarosta noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Macedonian

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  • е́питроп noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Norman

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  • seurvillant d'l'Êglyise noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • kirkeverge noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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  • kyrkjeverje noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Polish

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  • kościelny noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Russian

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  • кти́тор noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)
  • церко́вный ста́роста noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Spanish

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  • capiller noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)
  • capillero noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Swedish

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  • kyrkvärd noun (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish)

Sample sentences

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At first, not knowing any better, I used sometimes to copy a nude on the pavement. The first I did was outside St Martin's-in-the-Fields church. A fellow in black—I suppose he was a churchwarden or something—came out in a tearing rage.

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One important office that has survived for over 800 years is that of the churchwarden, established in the middle of the 12th century.

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In one part of Cockaigne an amalgamation of these two last has lately taken place; and the pleasure experienced by the parishioners of Walbrook is unbounded when smoking an alderman and churchwarden.

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[T]here was a small wooden table placed in front of the smouldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens. The second churchwarden was supposed to be placed there for the service of Mr. Fred; but as a matter of fact that young gentleman did not find much gaiety in sitting and listening to grumblings over his own conduct and gloomy prophecies as to the future of the agricultural interests of the country; so that the old man generally sat there alone, nor had he ever been known to ask any one to keep him company.

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