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Parochialism

 [puh-roh-kee-uh-liz-uhm]   Origin

pa·ro·chi·al·ism

   [puh-roh-kee-uh-liz-uhm]
noun
a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
Origin:
1840–50; parochial + -ism

Related forms
pa·ro·chi·al·ist, noun
pa·ro·chi·al·i·za·tion, noun
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parochial (pəˈrəʊkɪəl)
 
—adj
1.  narrow in outlook or scope; provincial
2.  of or relating to a parish or parishes
 
[C14: via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis; see parish]
 
pa'rochialism
 
—n
 
parochi'ality
 
—n
 
pa'rochially
 
—adv

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parochialism
"limited and narrow character or tendency," 1847, from parochial + -ism.
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