No. 13,436 in Polish
parafian
A member of a parish (parishioner).
In a sentence
Parafianie uczestniczyli w niedzielnej mszy.
The parishioners attended the Sunday mass.
In this sentence, 'parafianie' refers to members of a church parish who gathered for a religious service.
Nowy proboszcz poznał wszystkich parafian na spotkaniu.
The new priest met all the parishioners at the meeting.
Here, 'parafian' is used in the accusative case to denote attendees of the church meeting.
W naszej parafii organizujemy często wydarzenia dla parafian.
In our parish, we often organize events for parishioners.
The word 'parafian' is used in the genitive plural context, indicating that the events are intended for the members of the parish.
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