different between chaplain vs parson

English

Etymology

From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappell?nus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?æp.l?n/

Noun

chaplain (plural chaplains)

1. A member of a religious body (often, but not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to give pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
2. A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.

Derived terms

• chaplaincy
• college chaplain
• domestic chaplain
• football chaplain
• hospital chaplain
• lay chaplain
• military chaplain
• naval chaplain
• prison chaplain
• school chaplain
• sports chaplain
• street chaplain

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone (“parson, person”), from Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), from Latin persona (“person”). Doublet of person and persona.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??s(?)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??s?n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s?n
• Hyphenation: par?son

Noun

parson (plural parsons)

1. An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
2. A Protestant minister.

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Anagrams

• Rapson, aprons, aspron

Old French

Noun

parson m (oblique plural parsons, nominative singular parsons, nominative plural parson)

1. Alternative form of persone (in the sense "parson")