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parochial [pəˈrəʊkɪəl] adj
1. narrow in outlook or scope; provincial 2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a parish or parishes [via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis; see parish] parochialism n parochiality n parochially adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
parochial adjective provincial, narrow, insular, limited, restricted, petty, narrow-minded, inward-looking, small-minded, parish-pump the stuffy and parochial atmosphere of a small village national, international, liberal, catholic, broad, universal, world-wide, cosmopolitan, all-embracing, broad-minded Translations parochial [pəˈrəʊkɪəl] ADJ (Rel) → parroquial (pej) (= provincial) → provinciano; (= narrow-minded) → de miras estrechas parochial adj (Eccl) → Pfarr-; parochial ministry → Pfarramt nt; the parochial duties of a priest → die Aufgaben eines Gemeindepfarrers; the parochial boundaries → die Grenzen des Pfarrbezirks; parochial school (US) → Konfessionsschule f (fig) attitude, person → engstirnig; mind, ideas → beschränkt; he’s so parochial in his outlook → er hat einen sehr beschränkten Gesichtskreis parochial [pəˈrəʊkɪəl] adj (of parish) → parrocchiale (fig) (pej) → provinciale, ristretto/a parochial [pəˈrəʊkɪəl] adj (of parish) → parrocchiale (fig) (pej) → provinciale, ristretto/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The answers were all based on official data furnished by governors and heads of churches, and founded on the reports of district magistrates and ecclesiastical superintendents, founded in their turn on the reports of parochial overseers and parish priests; and so all of these answers were unhesitating and certain. It is felony, as I have just told you, for a Roman Catholic priest to celebrate a marriage which may be lawfully celebrated by a parochial clergyman, a Presbyterian mini ster, and a Non-conformist minister. By those best acquainted with his habits, the paleness of the young minister's cheek was accounted for by his too earnest devotion to study, his scrupulous fulfilment of parochial duty, and more than all, to the fasts and vigils of which he made a frequent practice, in order to keep the grossness of this earthly state from clogging and obscuring his spiritual lamp. |
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