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Chaplain vs Parson - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between chaplain and parson

is that chaplain is a member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc while parson is an Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.

chaplain

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A member of the clergy officially assigned to an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

    • Derived terms

    * chaplaincy

    parson

    English

    (wikipedia parson)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
  • A Protestant minister.

    • Derived terms

    * parsonage * parsondom

    Synonyms

    * cleric * father * minister * priest * vicar

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