Parochial (adjective)

  1. Relating to a church parish or the duties of a parish priest.
  2. Relating to or limited to a particular area or local community.
  3. Narrow-minded and concerned only with local matters; not interested in wider or national issues.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french parochial, from late latin parochialis, from parochia "parish", from greek paroikia "dwelling near," from para- "beside" + oikos "house".

Examples:

  1. The school is run by the parochial church council.
  2. He had a parochial view of the world and rarely left his hometown.
  3. The village had a parochial attitude and was not welcoming to outsiders.
  4. The newspaper had a parochial focus and only covered local news.
  5. The parochial school was only open to children of the parish.
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