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  • 1Parish (Catholic Church) — In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish. RequirementsA parish needs two things under common law to become a parish. Firstly a body… …

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  • 2Charge — Charge, n. [F. charge, fr. charger to load. See {Charge}, v. t., and cf. {Cargo}, {Caricature}.] 1. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing. [1913 Webster] 2. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management of… …

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  • 3Charge and discharge — Charge Charge, n. [F. charge, fr. charger to load. See {Charge}, v. t., and cf. {Cargo}, {Caricature}.] 1. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing. [1913 Webster] 2. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management …

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  • 4Charge sheet — Charge Charge, n. [F. charge, fr. charger to load. See {Charge}, v. t., and cf. {Cargo}, {Caricature}.] 1. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing. [1913 Webster] 2. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care, custody, or management …

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  • 5parish — par ish (p[a^]r [i^]sh), n. [OE. parishe, paresche, parosche, OF. paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L. parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. paroiki a, fr. pa roikos dwelling beside or near; para beside + o i^kos a house, dwelling; akin… …

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  • 6parish — [par′ish] n. [ME parissche < OFr parroche < LL(Ec) parochia, for paroecia < LGr(Ec) paroikia, a diocese < Gr, a sojourning (in a foreign land, or, by early Christians, on earth) < paroikos, a stranger < para (see PARA 1) + oikos …

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  • 7Parish of Raheny (Church of Ireland) — The Parish of Raheny is the modern successor in the Church of Ireland to an early (1152) parish, in Raheny, a district of Dublin reputed to be a site of Christian settlement back to 570. Today s parish comprises Raheny village and the wider… …

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  • 8charge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from charger Date: 13th century 1. a. obsolete a material load or weight b. a figure borne on a heraldic field 2. a. the quantity that an apparatus is intended to receive and fitted to hold b …

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  • 9Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf — The parish church of St John the Baptist, Seafield Road, Clontarf The Parish of St. John the Baptist, the Church of Ireland Parish of Clontarf, Dublin is a religious community located on the north shore of Dublin Bay, bounded by the Parishes of …

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  • 10Richard Hurd (clergyman) — Richard Hurd (January 13, 1720 ndash; May 28, 1808) was an English divine and writer, and bishop of Worcester.He was born at Congreve, in the parish of Penkridge, Staffordshire, where his father was a farmer. He was educated at Brewood Grammar… …

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