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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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   adjective. of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain. of or relating to parochial schools or the education they provide. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial views; a parochial mentality. Discover More. Other Words From. pa·ro chi·al·ly adverb.

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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."

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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.

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   Dec 28, 2023 · 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.

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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.

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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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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Christianity pa‧ro‧chi‧al /pəˈrəʊkiəl $ -ˈroʊ-/ adjective 1 only interested in things that affect your local area – used to show disapproval Local newspapers tend to be very parochial. 2 [ only before noun] relating to a particular church and the area around it the parochial church ...