parochial
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes.
parochial churches in Great Britain.
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of or relating to parochial schools or the education they provide.
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very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial.
parochial views; a parochial mentality.
adjective
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narrow in outlook or scope; provincial
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of or relating to a parish or parishes
Other Word Forms
- interparochial adjective
- interparochially adverb
- interparochialness noun
- nonparochial adjective
- nonparochially adverb
- parochialism noun
- parochiality noun
- parochially adverb
- parochialness noun
- semiparochial adjective
- unparochial adjective
- unparochially adverb
Etymology
Origin of parochial
1350–1400; late Middle English parochialle < Late Latin parochiālis ( parish, -al 1 ); replacing Middle English parochiele < Anglo-French parochiel < Late Latin as above
Example Sentences
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The bulk of it is expected to go to private and parochial schools, though some public-school costs will be eligible.
His main example to demonstrate this on the right, as far as I can tell, is voucher systems, charter networks and parochial institutions.
“It was very parochial in Philadelphia, part Rust Belt and part ‘Sopranos,’ ” Witte said.
From Los Angeles Times
We have been able to build and maintain global alliances because other countries trusted that they were dealing with a nation that was not simply driven by its own parochial interests and bottom line.
From Salon
He called the party "parochial, not political" and described them as a "party without a vision".
From BBC
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