parochial
[ puh-roh-kee-uhl ]
adjective
of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
of or relating to parochial schools or the education they provide.
very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial views; a parochial mentality.
Origin of parochial
1Other 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
narrow in outlook or scope; provincial
of or relating to a parish or parishes
Origin of parochial
1C14: via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis; see parish
Derived forms of parochial
- parochialism, noun
- parochiality, noun
- parochially, adverb
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