This is the 13436th most frequent Polish word.
parafian
A member of a parish (parishioner).
In this sentence, 'parafianie' refers to members of a church parish who gathered for a religious service.
Parafianie uczestniczyli w niedzielnej mszy.
The parishioners attended the Sunday mass.
Here, 'parafian' is used in the accusative case to denote attendees of the church meeting.
Nowy proboszcz poznał wszystkich parafian na spotkaniu.
The new priest met all the parishioners at the meeting.
The word 'parafian' is used in the genitive plural context, indicating that the events are intended for the members of the parish.