Parochial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, supported by, or located in a parish.
  • adj. Of or relating to parochial schools.
  • adj. Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial attitudes.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Pertaining to a parish.
  • adj. Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish.
  • adj. Limited; narrow; having or characterized by narrow interests centered on oneself or one's local community; narrow-minded; provincial.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a parish: as, a parochial custom.
  • Local; provincial; narrow.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
  • adj. relating to or supported by or located in a parish
    • Equivalent
    provincial   
    Cross Reference
    parochial board    parochial relief   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    limited    narrow    narrow-minded    provincial    parish   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    diocesan    episcopal    secular    civic    communal   
     
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