parish

n. 教区, 堂区
【法】 救贫区, 教区

par.ish

n.Abbr. par.（名词）缩写 par.


An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church in the Anglican, Roman Catholic, and some other churches.
本堂区，牧区：教区的一个在圣公会、罗马天主教和其它宗教有自己的教堂的行政区域
The members of such a parish; a religious community attending one church.
堂区的教徒：这种堂区的成员；进入某一教堂的宗教团体
A political subdivision of a British county, usually corresponding in boundaries to an original ecclesiastical parish.
行政堂区：英国乡镇的一个通常与教会的堂区划界相一致的政治划区
An administrative subdivision in Louisiana that corresponds to a county in other U.S. states.
堂区：美国路易斯安那州的一个相当于美国其它州的县的划区

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French parroche
源自 古法语 parroche
from Late Latin parochia [diocese]
源自 后期拉丁语 parochia [教区]
alteration of paroecia
paroecia的变化
from Late Greek paroikia
源自 后期希腊语 paroikia
from Greek [a sojourning]
源自 希腊语 [逗留，旅居]
from paroikos [neighboring, neighbor, sojourner]
源自 paroikos [邻近区域，邻居，旅居者]
para- [near] * see para-
para- [在…附近] *参见 para-
oikos [house] * see weik-
oikos [房子，房屋] *参见 weik-