parson

Meaning

1. An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law.
2. A Protestant minister.
3. (historical) A Roman Catholic priest of an independent parish church.

Synonyms

pastor

minister

rector

vicar

clergyman

priest

preacher

curate

minister of religion

chaplain

skypilot

cure

incumbent

padre

parish priest

political

tongs

Holy Joe

sky pilot

Translations

parroco

pasteur

pároco

párroco

pastore

curé

Pfarrer

εφημέριος

cura

Pastor

recteur

vigário

clérigo

dominee

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɑːs(ə)n/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: persoun

In summary

From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone (“parson, person”), from Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), from Latin persona (“person”). Doublet of person and persona.