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parochial

[puh-roh-kee-uhl]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes.

    parochial churches in Great Britain.

  2. of or relating to parochial schools or the education they provide.

  3. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial.

    parochial views; a parochial mentality.



parochial

/ əˈəʊɪə /

adjective

  1. narrow in outlook or scope; provincial

  2. of or relating to a parish or parishes

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • parochially adverb
  • parochialness noun
  • interparochial adjective
  • interparochially adverb
  • interparochialness noun
  • nonparochial adjective
  • nonparochially adverb
  • semiparochial adjective
  • unparochial adjective
  • unparochially adverb
  • 貹ˈdz󾱲 adverb
  • 貹ˈdz󾱲ˌ noun
  • 貹ˌdzˈٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of parochial1

1350–1400; late Middle English parochialle < Late Latin 貹dz ( parish, -al 1 ); replacing Middle English parochiele < Anglo-French parochiel < Late Latin as above
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of parochial1

C14: via Old French from Church Latin 貹dz; see parish
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He does this by flashing shiny, fleeting baubles that further his parochial interests, while more consequential matters drift by like a passing cloud, unnoticed – leaving the hard, complex stuff to fade into neglect.

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“What today showed is that there’s an ideological difference and divide in parochial schools and the Mission League,” he said.

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He spent almost an hour walking around the parochial house, reflecting on the trauma of his childhood abuse.

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Domestically - and this might seem parochial in the context of such a broad international picture, - the prime minister is gathering a lot of support from many across politics for what he is trying to achieve.

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Doubtless, some of what has prompted these defections is both parochial and personal in nature.

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