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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
parish church
noun
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▪ Father Luke pedalled backwards in the direction of Whitechapel's parish church and fell over the barrow.
▪ He died 14 June 1835 and was buried in Dedham parish church, where there is a mural tablet to his memory.
▪ In almost any parish church there is craftsmanship of quiet excellence.
▪ Protestant rioters desecrated Hailsham parish church in 1559, and the old practices were driven steadily underground.
▪ Some wished to receive Communion in the parish church and there were others who wished to receive Communion from Methodist preachers.
▪ The parish church of the Canongate, built in 1688.
▪ There are two excellent public houses and a charming hillside parish church, all worth visiting.
▪ This was the only Nonconformist chapel Butterfield ever designed and in 1976 it became a parish church.
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parish church

n. A church which acts as the religious centre of a parish; the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches.

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Parish church

A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

Usage examples of "parish church".

The advowson of the living was vested in the abbey, and the great church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul was equally the parish church of Holy Cross, the nave open to the people living here outside the town gates, in this growing suburb which almost considered itself a borough like the borough within the walls.

Syn, in his capacity of Dean of the Peculiars, which gave him the privilege of periodically preaching in the magnificent parish church of Rye in the adjacent county of Sussex, had gained a considerable popularity in that town.

During her separation from Ronald a large proportion of her life had centred on the parish church at her Cheltenham home, and she had made herself useful in church affairs.