Definition of "parish"
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In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Church or certain civil government entities such as the state of Louisiana, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
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The community attending that church; the members of the parish.
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A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.
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An administrative subdivision in Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.
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