churchwarden

Lay parish administrator

A churchwarden is a lay official in Anglican and some other churches, responsible for maintaining church property and assisting with administrative duties.

The term also refers to a long-stemmed clay tobacco pipe, supposedly favored by churchwardens during their meetings: He lit his churchwarden and settled into the armchair.

church-community

congregation

Assembled group of worshippers

parishLocal church community
fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
rectorParish clergy chief

vicar · clergy · laity · minister · sexton · verger · sacristan · beadle · deacon · elder

pipe

briar

Thorny shrub or bush

clayMoldable earth for ceramics
meerschaumSoft white clay mineral
tobaccoDried smoking leaf

smoking · bowl · stem · tamper · cleaner · rack · aromatic · burley · Virginia · humidor

parish-officer

vestry

Church robing chamber

treasurerFinancial steward of organization
parishionerMember of a congregation
accountsRecords of transactions

fabric · maintenance · elected · layperson · stewardship · trustee · administrator · duties · records · alms

Categories

churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
British ReligionAnglican, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, vicar
church staffpastor, altar boy, parish priest, senior pastor, associate pastor
clergypriest, bishop, pope, nun, monk
English ChristianityAnglicanism, Canterbury, vicar, Westminster Abbey, rector
Smokablescigarettes, cigars, joints, pipes, tobacco pipe

Opposites

ecclesiastical status

churchwardenclergy

Ordained religious officials collectively

priest · vicar · rector · ordained minister · clergyman

church engagement level

churchwardennonbeliever

One lacking religious faith

atheist · unchurched · apostate · non-member · heathen

Family

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