active parish

collocation in English

meaningsofactiveandparish

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active
adjective
uk
/ˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˈæk.tɪv/
busy with a ...
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parish
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpær.ɪʃ/us
/ˈper.ɪʃ/
in some Christian denominations, an area cared for by one priest with its own church, or (in England) the smallest unit of ...
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(Definition ofactiveandparishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofactive parish

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Activeparishcouncils at grassroots level could bring forward proposals and run some of the services.
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We are referring to theactiveparishcouncils.
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Achieving quality parish status demonstrates that a council has met certain minimum standards expected from an effective, representative andactiveparishcouncil.
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Areas withactiveparishcouncils are subsidising those without them.
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I happen to live in a village where there is a veryactiveparishmeeting which is very interested in local affairs.
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He was anactiveparishpriest, and for many years rural dean.
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It is still anactiveparishchurch for the town.
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Founded in the late nineteenth century, it remains anactiveparishto the present day.
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Anactiveparishchurch, the present building suffered from a failed re-ordering in the 1990s.
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Constructed at the beginning of the twentieth century, it remains home to anactiveparish.
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The village has grown extensively and has a veryactiveparishcouncil.
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This parish emerged as the new cathedral because it has a high number of parishioners and was also a veryactiveparishin the diocese.
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The parish is very sparsely populated, at the 2001 census having a population of 135, and does not have anactiveparishcouncil or parish meeting.
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It consists of three eparchies (dioceses), ruled by two diocesan bishops, including about 85 active parishes and missions.
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Then, in 1998 the diocese dissolved the parish, appropriating all holdings and instructing parishioners to join other active parishes.
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