parishioner
Regular Sunday worshipper
A parishioner is a member of a parish—a local church community or the geographic area it serves.
The word typically applies to Christian congregations, especially Catholic, Anglican, and Episcopal churches: The parishioners gathered for Sunday mass.
As a longtime parishioner, she knew everyone in the congregation.
Address to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- hymnReligious song of praise
- psalmSacred scriptural song
sermon · homily · sacrament · baptism · confirmation · mass · confession · kneeling
Worship hall seating
- usherOne who seats guests
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- assemblyConstructing from components
laity · layperson · choir · acolyte · sacristan · churchwarden · vestry · stewardship
Bishop's principal church
- chapelSmall worship room
- steeplePointed church tower
- altarSacred ritual table
- naveChurch's main interior
pulpit · narthex · transept · sacristy · basilica · sanctuary · bell · spire
prayer
Address to deity
psalm · sermon · homily · sacrament · baptism · confirmation · mass · confession · kneeling · genuflection
pew
Worship hall seating
- usherOne who seats guests
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
assembly · laity · layperson · choir · acolyte · sacristan · churchwarden · vestry · stewardship · communion
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
nave · pulpit · narthex · transept · sacristy · basilica · sanctuary · bell · spire · rectory
devout
Deeply religious, sincere
- believerOne who accepts something
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
religious · observant · practicing · spiritual · reverent · fervent · committed · dedicated · orthodox · convert
rector
Parish clergy chief
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- ministerReligious leader or serve
priest · chaplain · deacon · bishop · diocese · clergy · reverend · father · parson · curate
- Catholic laitycommunicant, catechist, lector, altar server, godparent
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- believersbeliever, believers, adherent, devotee, theist
- ChristiansCatholics, Catholic, Protestants, Protestant, Baptist
- church peoplepriest, parson, vicar, curate, rector
- community membersresident, citizen, neighbor, local, voter
parishionernonbeliever
One lacking religious faith
atheist · unbeliever · unchurched · non-member · heathen