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ˈpɑr vɪsparvis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. parvisnoun

    a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)

Wiktionary

  1. parvisnoun

    An enclosed courtyard in front of a building, especially a cathedral.

  2. parvisnoun

    A portico surrounding such a space.

  3. parvisnoun

    The porch of a church, or the room over it.

  4. Etymology: From parvis, parvis, from paradisus (used in the Middle Ages to describe the court in front of St Peter's in Rome, and later similar courts in front of other churches).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. PARVISnoun

    A church or church porch: applied to the mootings or law-disputes among young students in the inns of courts, and also to that disputation at Oxford, called disputatio in parvis. Nathan Bailey

    Etymology: Fr.

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  1. parvis

    Parvis is a term in architecture that refers to an open space or court in front of a building, especially a cathedral or church. It is often used as a gathering place for worshippers or as a location for public ceremonies. The term originates from the French word 'parvis' which is derived from the Latin 'paradisus' meaning paradise.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Parvisnoun

    alt. of Parvise

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Parvis

    Parvise, pär′vis, n. a porch, or an enclosed space before a church: a room over a church porch used as a store, or schoolroom, or as an ecclesiastic's chamber. [O. Fr.,—Low L. paravisus, corr. of Gr. paradeisos; cf. Paradise.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PARVIS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Parvis is ranked #91221 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Parvis surname appeared 202 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Parvis.

    93% or 188 total occurrences were White.
    2.9% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
    2.9% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Parvis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Parvis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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