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单词 parochialism
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parochialismn.

Brit. /pəˈrəʊkɪəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /pəˈroʊkiəˌlɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parochial adj., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < parochial adj. + -ism suffix. Compare parochiality n.
1. Parochial character or tendency; esp. confinement of one's interests to the local sphere; lack of global perspective; narrowness of view; petty provincialism.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun]
insularity1755
provinciality1769
localism1798
provincialism1819
parish pump1840
parochialism1847
vestrydom1860
vestryism1861
Podsnappery1864
parochialness1866
vestryhood1871
insularism1880
peninsularity1882
parochiality1887
parish pumpery1902
localitis1943
bourgeois-mindedness1955
1847 Fraser's Mag. 36 369 The narrow and jealous spirit of parochialism.
1881 Athenæum 30 July 141/2 A natural impatience of the parochialism of the petty Greek state.
1894 Times 7 Mar. 3/3 Able to..reconcile the conflicting claims of parochialism and nationalism.
1915 J. K. O'Connor Afrikander Rebellion 116 The spirit of parochialism must be deleted, and in its place must grow a united South African spirit.
1984 A. N. Wilson Hilaire Belloc i. i. 20 The parochialism, the narrowness of outlook, the insular snobbery..always repelled him.
2001 N.Y. Mag. 16 July 20/3 Plans for the waterfront are inappropriately modest because of the convergent pressures of parochialism and NIMBYism.
2. Absorption in parish duties. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > parish priest > jurisdiction of or parish > absorption in
parochialisma1884
a1884 M. Pattison Mem. (1885) ii. 91 They took pains with their sermons—were, in short, steeped in parochialism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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