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parochial
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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.

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

pa·rochi·al·ism n.
pa·rochi·al·ist n.
pa·rochi·al·ly adv.

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
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"
provincial - characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"

parochial
Translations
parochial [pəˈrəʊkɪəl] ADJ (Rel) → parroquial (pej) (= provincial) → provinciano; (= narrow-minded) → de miras estrechas
parochial [pəˈrəʊkiəl] adj
(pejorative) (= insular) [interests] → de clocher; [concerns, view, attitude] → étroit(e)
[church, board] → paroissial(e)
parochial
adj
(Eccl) → Pfarr-; parochial ministryPfarramt nt; the parochial duties of a priestdie Aufgaben eines Gemeindepfarrers; the parochial boundariesdie Grenzen des Pfarrbezirks; parochial school (US) → Konfessionsschule f
(fig) attitude, personengstirnig; mind, ideasbeschränkt; he’s so parochial in his outlooker 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


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