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British astronomer known for his improvements to telescope construction. Burkitt Denis Parsons Parsons Elsie Clews Parsons Sir Charles Algernon Parsons Talcott Rosse William Parsons 3rd earl of
a common surname in the United States and the United Kingdom
United States sociologist (1902-1979)
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Parsons table
A sturdy, usually rectangular table with flush surfaces and straight block legs that are equal in thickness to the top of the table and form its four corners
parsons table
a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width
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An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector
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{n} a clergyman, priest, minister
Denis Parsons Burkitt
born Feb. 28, 1911, Enniskillen, N.Ire. died March 23, 1993, England British surgeon and medical researcher. He discovered Burkitt lymphoma, a lethal cancer of the lymphatic system with a high incidence among children. He showed that it was common in equatorial African regions where malaria and yellow fever are endemic and linked it to Epstein-Barr virus in children with immune systems depressed by chronic malaria. He later helped develop an effective chemotherapy treatment. Burkitt was also known for his theory that a high-fibre diet protects against colon cancer, publicized in his book Don't Forget Fibre in Your Diet (1979)
Elsie Clews Parsons
orig. Elsie Worthington Clews born Nov. 27, 1875, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 19, 1941, New York City U.S. sociologist, anthropologist, and folklorist. She was trained in sociology. Her early works, advocating women's rights, included The Family (1906) and The Old-Fashioned Woman (1913). She later turned to anthropology under the influence of Franz Boas and Alfred L. Kroeber. Her Pueblo Indian Religion (1936) and Mitla (1936) remain standard studies of Pueblo and Zapotec Indian cultures. She also produced notable collections of West Indian and African American folklore
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons
born June 13, 1854, London, Eng. died Feb. 11, 1931, Kingston Harbour, Jam. British mechanical engineer. He began work at the Armstrong engineering works in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1877 and formed his own company to manufacture turbines and other heavy machinery in 1889. He developed the multiple-stage turbine in 1884 and had introduced it in power plants to generate electricity by 1891. Modern steam and nuclear power plants still use turbines of this type to turn their generators. He demonstrated his marine turbine in Turbinia, a vessel that attained a speed of over 34 knots in 1897; Parsons turbines made high-speed ocean liners possible
Talcott Parsons
born Dec. 13, 1902, Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. died May 8, 1979, Munich, W.Ger. U.S. sociologist. Parsons taught at Harvard University from 1927 to 1973. He advocated a structural-functional analysis, a study of the ways that interrelated and interacting units forming the structures of a social system contribute to the system's development and maintenance. He was largely responsible for introducing the work of Émile Durkheim and Max Weber to American sociologists. His major work is The Structure of Social Action (1937). See also functionalism
William Parsons 3rd earl of Rosse
born June 17, 1800, York, Eng. died Oct. 31, 1867, Monkstown, County Cork, Ire. Irish astronomer. His "Leviathan," 54 ft (16.5 m) long, was the largest reflecting telescope of the 19th century, and its mirror had a diameter of 72 in. (183 cm). With it Rosse discovered the spiral shape of many objects then classed as nebulae, now recognized as galaxies, and he studied and named the Crab Nebula. He was also the first to discover binary and triple stars. As Lord Oxmantown, he sat in the House of Commons (1821-34); on inheriting his father's earldom in 1841, he joined the House of Lords
parson
Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher
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From the Latin word persona, meaning "person " From the eleventh century English, where there term was a legal one, applying to the parish priest, because in all matters he was the designated "person" to deal with Today, the term is not used as often as it was, and often evokes rural connotations
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A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of souls
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now rare in Episcopal usage Any priest or minister; often a reference to low-church or non-Episcopal clergy Sometimes a term of affection for an older clergyman especially of rural background
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{i} clergyman, priest, minister
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a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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A Protestant minister
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A member of the Clergy e g priest or vicar
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A parson is a priest in the Church of England with responsibility for a small local area, or can be used to refer to any clergyman in some other churches. a Christian priest or minister (persone; PERSON)
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