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has a general informal meaning in current English, denoting a member of the clergy up to the level of rector. It was once a more formal term for a holder of a parochial benefice but the meaning broadened considerably from the 16th century onward.

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noun

A person ordained for service in a Christian church: churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher. Informal reverend. See religion.

IN BRIEF: A clergyman or minister, usually in a Protestant church.

I would rather have a wooden church with a splendid parson, than a splendid church with a wooden parson. — Samuel Smith Drury.

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For a list of words related to parson, see:

• Titles of Rank - parson: Protestant pastor
• Individuals and Titles - parson: rector; Protestant clergyman

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - (sogne)præst

idioms:

• parson's nose    gump

Nederlands (Dutch)
predikant

Français (French)
n. - pasteur

idioms:

• parson's nose    croupion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pastor, Pfaffe

idioms:

• parson's nose    Bürzel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) εφημέριος, πρεσβύτερος

idioms:

• parson's nose    πισινός της κότας

Italiano (Italian)
parroco, curato, pastore

idioms:

• parson's nose    bocconcino del prete

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pastor (m), vigário (m)

idioms:

• parson's nose    uropígio (local das penas da cauda das aves)

Русский (Russian)
пастор

idioms:

• parson's nose    куриная гузка

Español (Spanish)
n. - pastor

idioms:

• parson's nose    rabadilla, curcusilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kyrkoherde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
教区牧师

idioms:

• parson's nose    煮熟供食用的鸡及其它家禽的屁股

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 教區牧師

idioms:

• parson's nose    煮熟供食用的雞及其它家禽的屁股

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교구 목사, 성직자, 검은 짐승

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 教区牧師, 牧師, 聖職者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كاهن وبخاصه قس بوتستانتي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כומר (של קהילה)‬

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