parochial school

American  

noun

1. a primary or secondary private school supervised by a religious organization, especially a Roman Catholic day school affiliated with a parish or a holy order.

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Etymology

Origin of parochial school

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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parochial school

He grew up in New Orleans, where he attended parochial school.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2024

I was born into the Catholic faith, but was not enrolled in parochial school.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2022

Roughly 8 percent chose a school “outside the United States,” while 7 percent switched to a private or parochial school and 2 percent opted for home schooling.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022

Generations of wealthy and powerful people have graduated from Mater Dei, which opened in 1950 as the first coeducational parochial school in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2021

Every Orthodox Jew sent his male children to a yeshiva, a Jewish parochial school, where they studied from eight or nine in the morning to four or five in the evening.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok