peculiar
Out of ordinary
Peculiar means distinctive or belonging exclusively to something: a flavor peculiar to this region, habits peculiar to cats.
More commonly now, peculiar means strange or odd—deviating from what's normal or expected: a peculiar smell, He's a bit peculiar.
The strangeness sense dominates casual speech, while the belonging-to sense persists in formal writing.
Unconventional in character
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- kookyOddball in manner
zany · oddball · idiosyncratic · quirk · foible · mannerism · habit · trait
Unusual or not even
- weirdStrangely unsettling
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- unusualNot often encountered
- curiousEager to learn
eerie · uncanny · surreal · abnormal · anomalous · alien · freakish · mystifying
Only one exists
- characteristicDistinguishing quality or trait
- singularOne in number
- individualOne separate human being
- specificClearly defined, not vague
particular · special · exclusive · personal · own · signature · distinct · idiosyncratic
Local church community
- beneficeEndowed clerical position
- seePerceive with eyes
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- archdioceseArchbishop's jurisdictional territory
bishopric · deanery · living · glebe · vicarage · rectory · incumbency · ecclesiastical
eccentric
Unconventional in character
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
kooky · zany · oddball · idiosyncratic · quirk · foible · mannerism · habit · trait · proclivity
odd
Unusual or not even
curious · eerie · uncanny · surreal · abnormal · anomalous · alien · freakish · mystifying · inexplicable
unique
Only one exists
- characteristicDistinguishing quality or trait
- singularOne in number
- individualOne separate human being
specific · particular · special · exclusive · personal · own · signature · distinct · idiosyncratic · distinguishing
parish
Local church community
archdiocese · bishopric · deanery · living · glebe · vicarage · rectory · incumbency · ecclesiastical · parochial
- strangenessodd, weird, strange, bizarre, unusual
- unconventionalunconventional, nontraditional, nonconformist, unorthodox, offbeat
- church divisionsdiocese, archdiocese, parish, bishopric, archbishopric
- whimsicalwhimsical, whimsy, fanciful, playful, quirky
- skepticismdoubt, skeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful
- funnyfunny, comical, hilarious, humorous, amusing