parochial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pəˈɹoʊki.əl/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecialis (“of a church province”), from paroecia, from Hellenistic Greek παροικία (paroikía, “stay in a foreign land”), later “community, diocese”, from Ancient Greek πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbouring, neighbour”), from παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).
Meanings
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Pertaining to a parish.
The rector and vestry handle parochial affairs. [church context]
The parish council handles parochial affairs. [civil context]
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(derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
The society had apparently been formed the previous year, but as the Cheltenham Spa Railway Society, which sounded rather parochial and unambitious - particularly as (by all accounts) its founders had gathered in a garden shed in the town.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques Cheltenham (1928)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 60:Gay USA would be of interest to both straight and gay audiences, but because it deals with gay people some bookers or distributors might feel that it is too parochial.
1977 December 17, Michael Bronski, Arthur Bressan, “Bressan's "Politics Of Celebration"”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 24, page 9:But for men of principle and honour and straightforward thought there could be no middle course and no paltering with petty issues of party or parochial advantage.
1918 February 1, Daniel Desmond Sheehan, “Why I Joined The Army”, in Daily Express, London:Its atmosphere might have been provincial, but it was never merely parochial.
1969, T.C. Smout, A History of the Scottish People 1560-1830, page 341:Some people in the United States have been accused of taking a parochial view, of not being interested in international matters.
The use of simple, primary colors in the painting gave it a parochial feel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more parochial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most parochial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
parochially · parochialize · extraparochial · parochial board · parochialistic · parochial vicar · interparochial · parochialist · nonparochial · parochiality · parochial school · unparochial · parochial church council · parochialness · parochialism
Relateds
Translations (75)
ja 偏狭な (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · nl parochie- (pertaining to a parish) · de kleinkariert (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · de Pfarr- (pertaining to a parish) · cs farní (pertaining to a parish) · pl parafialny (pertaining to a parish) · ca parroquial (pertaining to a parish) · pl prowincjonalny (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · pt paroquial (pertaining to a parish) · gl provinciano (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · sh parohijalan (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · ca limitat (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · mk малограѓански (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · rsk парохийски (pertaining to a parish) · ro parohial (pertaining to a parish) · it provinciale (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · ru приходско́й (pertaining to a parish) · sh парохијалан (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · sv trångsynt (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · pt paroquial (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · ru ме́стнический (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · bg местен (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · es parroquial (pertaining to a parish) · de Pfarrei- (pertaining to a parish) · nl parochiaal (pertaining to a parish) · ka მრევლის (pertaining to a parish) · de kirchlich (pertaining to a parish) · fi nurkkakuntainen (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · fr paroissial (pertaining to a parish) · da sogne- (pertaining to a parish) · ka სამრევლო (pertaining to a parish) · fi pitäjän- (pertaining to a parish) · pl prowincjonalny (pertaining to a parish) · da provinsiel (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · cs provinční (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · it campanilistico (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · fr étriqué (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · mk парохија́лен (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · ca provincià (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · es provinciano (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · ru у́зкий (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · gl parroquial (pertaining to a parish) · bg енорийски (pertaining to a parish) · cs lokální (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · rsk парохийов (pertaining to a parish) · ru ограни́ченный (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · mk парохиски (pertaining to a parish) · mk паланечки (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · de beschränkt (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · cmn 教區的 /教区的 (pertaining to a parish) · de engstirnig (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · sv socken- (pertaining to a parish) · hu egyházi (pertaining to a parish) · sh парохијалан (pertaining to a parish) · pl parafiański (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · mk епархиски (pertaining to a parish) · hu helyi (pertaining to a parish) · nl bekrompen (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · pl zaściankowy (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · bg провинциален (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · sk farský (pertaining to a parish) · uk парафіяльний (pertaining to a parish) · ca estret (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · it parrocchiale (pertaining to a parish) · fr égocentrique (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · sv församlings- (pertaining to a parish) · de provinziell (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · fr provincial (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · de Gemeinde- (pertaining to a parish) · sh parohijalan (pertaining to a parish) · cs omezený (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · pt provinciano (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · cmn 狹隘 /狭隘 (characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns) · fi seurakunnallinen (pertaining to a parish) · rsk парохийни (pertaining to a parish)