词汇 | parishioner |
释义 | parishioner noun[ C ] uk /pəˈrɪʃ.ən.ər/ us /pəˈrɪʃ.ən.ɚ/ a member of a particular parish under the care of a priest, especially one who often goes to its church(尤指经常去教堂的)堂区教徒 Religious people: believers & non-believers anti-evolution anti-evolutionary anti-evolutionist anti-humanist antichrist converted deist evolutionist faithful faithless irreligiously libertine monotheist mystic secularist the laity theist theistic unbelief unbeliever parishioner | American Dictionaryparishioner noun[ C ] us/pəˈrɪʃ·ə·nər/ a member of a particular parish, esp. one who frequently goes to its church Examples of parishionerparishioner Besides, poverty may diminish his importance in the eyes of his parishioners, especially if he cannot relieve them in their distress. Ministers in conflict with their parishioners were quick to insist on the obligations of unconditional obedience. It should be emphasized that money from rates supplemented the considerable sums donated by parishioners or outsiders. Nonetheless, this represented a high-point in the participation of the wealthy parishioners. While contemporary wills suggest that the parish quickly faded from parishioners' devotional plans and priorities, yet the churchwardens' accounts convey a contrary sense of resilience. A resulting sense of parochial pride could have a socially galvanising effect on parishioners, particularly in instances where encroachments were threatened. Many priestly colleagues and former parishioners reviled him as a renegade. Recorded official words were to be kept private unless occasion demanded that they be published to citizens, parishioners, or the generality of the company. They were not especially well suited to the needs of parishioners attempting to hear a minister preaching a lengthy sermon. As wider invitations were extended, as parishioners or workmen filled rooms, they became ' public ' rather than ' private ' spaces. Close examination of a run of commissary wills discloses common reliance on parishioners who may, quite intentionally, have been earning respect. Guilds and parishes also valued selective publicity, reciting decrees or drawing on the expertise of parishioners and workmen. In each parish the role of the wealthier parishioners was limited whilst that of the poorer residents was marked. There were many other ways in which misguided parishioners could make use of their seats in committing offences against holy space. Nevertheless, the parishioners taxed themselves and managed to raise nearly £200. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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