Parish council

Parish council

Parish council may refer to:


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  • parish council — noun A body elected to manage the affairs of a parish • • • Main Entry: ↑parish …   Useful english dictionary

  • parish council — ► NOUN ▪ the administrative body in a civil parish …   English terms dictionary

  • parish council — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms parish council : singular parish council plural parish councils the local government in some small areas in England …   English dictionary

  • parish council —    This term (from the Greek paroikos, meaning neighbor, and the Latin concilium, meaning meeting ) refers to the group of people who advise the pastor of a parish about matters of policy and practice; the members of a parish council, which came… …   Glossary of theological terms

  • Parish council (US Catholic Church) — In American Roman Catholic parishes, the parish council arose after Vatican II in the new era of lay participation in parish decision making. It was a response to the Vatican II Decree on the Apostolate of Lay People (Apostolicam actuositatem,… …   Wikipedia

  • parish council — n [C + sing/pl v] (in England) the administrative body of a civil parish(2). Most of its members are elected by members of the parish. * * * …   Universalium

  • parish council — /pærɪʃ ˈkaʊnsəl/ (say parish kownsuhl) noun a body elected to manage the affairs of a parish …  

  • parish council — noun (in the UK) the administrative body in a civil parish …   English new terms dictionary

  • parish council — noun (C) a group of people who are responsible for taking decisions about a small area, especially a village …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • parish council —  Приходской совет …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

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