Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parochial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parochial \Pa*ro"chi*al\, a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia.
See {Parish}.]
Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as,
parochial duties. ``Parochial pastors.'' --Bp. Atterbury.
Hence, limited; narrow. ``The parochial mind.'' --W. Black.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
parochial
adj 1: relating to or supported by or located in a parish;
"parochial schools"
2: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy
with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward
foreigners" [syn: {insular}]
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