The parson gave the communion wafer to the dying person.
Source: tatoeba (3059520)
Parson
//ˈpɑːs(ə)n//
Synonyms for "parson" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (22)
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6 entriescoordinate
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26 entriesShowing 16 of 26 words.
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10 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 10 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- قِسِّيس noun (protestant minister)
Bulgarian
1 entries- енорийски свещеник noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
Czech
2 entries- farář noun (protestant minister)
- pastor noun (protestant minister)
Finnish
2 entries- kirkkoherra noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
- pappi noun (protestant minister)
French
3 entries- curé noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
- curé paroissial noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
- pasteur noun (protestant minister)
Hungarian
2 entries- lelkész noun (protestant minister)
- plébános noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
Italian
2 entries- parroco noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
- pastore noun (protestant minister)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Prädja noun (protestant minister)
Russian
1 entries- священник noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
Spanish
3 entries- cura párroco noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
- pastor noun (protestant minister)
- párroco noun (cleric having full control of a parish)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
A quiet wedding we had: he and I, the parson and clerk, were alone present.
Source: tatoeba (11748084)
The Anglican parson debated with the Catholic priest on faith and on life.
Source: tatoeba (12862535)
a lewde curate, A parson benyfyced But nothynge well advysed.
Source: wiktionary
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