PARSON
curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector
(noun) a person authorized to conduct religious worship; “clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
parson (plural parsons)
An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
A Protestant minister.
Synonyms
• cleric
• father
• minister
• pastor
• priest
• vicar
Anagrams
• Rapson, aprons, aspron
Proper noun
Parson (plural Parsons)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Parson is the 2727th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13209 individuals. Parson is most common among White (59.6%) and Black/African American (32.46%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Rapson, aprons, aspron
Source: Wiktionary
Par"son, n. Etym: [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L. persona a person. See Person.]
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law)
Definition: A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls.
2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher. He hears the parson pray and preach. Longfellow. Parson bird (Zoöl.), a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera Novæseelandiæ) remarkable for its powers of mimicry and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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