parochial

[ puh-roh-kee-uhl ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.

  2. of or relating to parochial schools or the education they provide.

  1. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial views; a parochial mentality.

Origin of parochial

1
1350–1400; late Middle English parochialle<Late Latin parochiālis (see parish, -al1); replacing Middle English parochiele<Anglo-French parochiel<Late Latin as above

Other words from parochial

  • pa·ro·chi·al·ly, adverb
  • pa·ro·chi·al·ness, noun
  • in·ter·pa·ro·chi·al, adjective
  • in·ter·pa·ro·chi·al·ly, adverb
  • in·ter·pa·ro·chi·al·ness, noun
  • non·pa·ro·chi·al, adjective
  • non·pa·ro·chi·al·ly, adverb
  • sem·i·pa·ro·chi·al, adjective
  • un·pa·ro·chi·al, adjective
  • un·pa·ro·chi·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for parochial

parochial

/ (pəˈrəʊkɪəl) /


adjective
  1. narrow in outlook or scope; provincial

  2. of or relating to a parish or parishes

Origin of parochial

1
C14: via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis; see parish

Derived forms of parochial

  • parochialism, noun
  • parochiality, noun
  • parochially, adverb

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