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   Pa·ro·chi·al

   /pəˈrōkēəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to a church parish: "the parochial church council"
   • ▪ having a limited or narrow outlook or scope: "this worldview seems incredibly naive and parochial"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from ecclesiastical Latin parochialis ‘relating to an ecclesiastical district’, from parochia (see parish).

   Derivatives

   • 1. parochiality noun
   • 2. parochially adverb

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPAROCHIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · parochial. If you describe someone as parochial, you are critical of them because you think they are too concerned with their own affairs and should be thinking about more important things. Parochial is used to describe things that relate to the parish connected with a particular church .

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › parochialParochial - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   /pəˈroʊkiəl/ /pəˈrʌʊkiəl/ IPA guide. If an issue or a matter is parochial, it is trivial or only concerns a local area. Likewise, a person with a parochial mentality is narrow-minded, or not open to new ideas. Parochial comes to English from Greek through Latin with the meaning "of a parish."

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › parochialParochial - definition of parochial by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Of, relating to, supported by, or located in a parish. 2. Of or relating to parochial schools. 3. Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial attitudes. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin parochiālis, from parochia, diocese; see parish .] pa·ro′chi·al·ism n. pa·ro′chi·al·ist n. pa·ro′chi·al·ly adv.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionparochial adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Check pronunciation: parochial. Definition of parochial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › parochialParochial Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   1. always used before a noun : of or relating to a church parish and the area around it. our pastor and other parochial leaders. 2. [more parochial; most parochial] formal + usually disapproving : limited to only the things that affect your local area.

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   4 days ago · parochial ( comparative more parochial, superlative most parochial) Pertaining to a parish. Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook. The use of simple, primary colors in the painting gave it a parochial feel.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › parochial_adjparochial, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   What does the word parochial mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word parochial, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. parochial has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. ecclesiastical (Middle English) religion (early 1600s) Christianity (1860s)