pa·ro·chi·al

(pə-rō′kē-əl)

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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parochial

(pəˈrəʊkɪəl)

adj

1. narrow in outlook or scope; provincial

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a parish or parishes

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a parish or parishes

[C14: via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis; see parish]

paˈrochialˌism n

paˌrochiˈality n

paˈrochially adv

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pa•ro•chi•al

(pəˈroʊ ki əl)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to a parish or parishes.

2. of or pertaining to parochial schools.

3. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial.

[1350–1400; late Middle English parochialle, Middle English parochiele (< Anglo-French parochiel) < Late Latin parochiālis; see parish, -al¹]

pa•ro′chi•al•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

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

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parochial

adjective

Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation:

insular, limited, local, narrow, narrow-minded, provincial, small-town.

Translations

parrocchiale bigotto campanilistico

paroquial

parochial

[pəˈrəʊkɪəl] ADJ (Rel) → parroquial (pej) (= provincial) → provinciano; (= narrow-minded) → de miras estrechas

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parochial

[pəˈrəʊkiəl] adj

(pejorative) (= insular) [interests] → de clocher; [concerns, view, attitude] → étroit(e)

[church, board] → paroissial(e)

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

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parochial

[pəˈrəʊkɪəl] adj (of parish) → parrocchiale (fig) (pej) → provinciale, ristretto/a