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    parochial
    /pəˈrəʊkɪəl/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to a Church parish: "the parochial church council"
    • 2. having a limited or narrow outlook or scope: "parochial attitudes"

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  2. PAROCHIAL definition: 1. relating to a parish (= an area that has its own church or priest): 2. showing interest only in…. Learn more.

    • Simplified

      PAROCHIAL translate: 教堂的, 堂区的,教区的, 有限的, 偏狭的,(尤指)地方观念的. Learn...

    • Parmesan

      Parmesan definition: 1. a hard, dry Italian cheese used...

  3. Parochial means of or relating to a church parish, a local government unit, or a narrow or provincial view. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. Parochial means too concerned with one's own affairs or relating to a parish or parishes. Learn more about its usage, origin, and related words with Collins English Dictionary.

  5. Parochial definition: of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes. See examples of PAROCHIAL used in a sentence.

  6. If an issue or a matter is parochial, it is trivial or only concerns a local area. Likewise, a person with a parochial mentality is narrow-minded, or not open to new ideas. Parochial comes to English from Greek through Latin with the meaning "of a parish."

  7. Parochial means narrowly restricted in scope or outlook, or relating to a parish or parishes. Find the origin, usage, and examples of parochial and its synonyms in this online dictionary.

  8. Parochial means connected with a church parish or only interested in local issues. Learn how to use this word in formal and disapproving contexts with pictures and sentences.