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[ puh -roh -kee-uh l ] SHOW IPA
/ pəˈroʊ ki əl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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 1350–1400; late Middle English
parochialle <Late Latin
parochiālis (see parish, -al
1 ); 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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Words nearby parochial Parnassus, Parnell, Parnell shout, Parnis, parocheth, parochial , Parochial Church Council, parochialism, parochialize, parochial school, parodic
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The shabby plainness of Wren's church well typified all the parochial parsimony.
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British Dictionary definitions for parochial adjective narrow in outlook or scope; provincial
of or relating to a parish or parishes
Derived forms of parochial parochialism , noun parochiality , noun parochially , adverb Word Origin for parochial C14: via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis; see parish
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