country parson
Village church leader
A country parson is a rural clergyman, typically Anglican, serving a small village parish.
The phrase evokes a traditional English pastoral scene—a modest vicarage, a stone church, a congregation of farmers and tradespeople.
It often carries nostalgic or literary connotations, suggesting a simpler, quieter life devoted to spiritual duties and community care: He retired to become a country parson in the Cotswolds.
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
- rectorParish clergy chief
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- sermonClergy's worship address
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country parsonarchbishop
Senior prelate over province
cardinal · bishop · pope · prelate · megachurch pastor
country parsonpluralist
Believer in diverse coexistence
televangelist · power broker · courtier · Richelieu · man of the world
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