parochial

pa·ro·chi·al  (p-rk-l)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin parochilis, from parochia, diocese; see parish.]

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pa·rochi·al·ism n.

pa·rochi·al·ist n.

pa·rochi·al·ly adv.

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parochial

Adjective

1. narrow in outlook; provincial

2. of or relating to a parish [see parish]

parochialism n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	parochial - relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools"
	2.	parochial - narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" insular provincial - characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"

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parochial

adjective provincial, narrow, insular, limited, restricted, petty, narrow-minded, inward-looking, small-minded, parish-pump << OPPOSITE cosmopolitan

Translations

parochial [pəˈrəukɪəl] adj → parroquial;

(pej) → de miras estrechas

parochial [pəˈrəukɪəl] adj → paroissial(e);

(pej) → à l'esprit de clocher

parochial [pəˈrəukɪəl] (pej) adj [person, attitude] → engstirnig

parochial [pəˈrəukɪəl] adj → parrocchiale;

(pej) → provinciale