adj.

1. Of, relating to, supported by, or located in a parish.
2. Of or relating to parochial schools.
3. Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial attitudes.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin parochiālis, from parochia, diocese. See parish.]

parochialism pa·ro'chi·al·ism n.
parochialist pa·ro'chi·al·ist n.
parochially pa·ro'chi·al·ly adv.

adjective

Having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation: insular, limited, local, narrow, narrow-minded, provincial, small-town. See limited/unlimited.

adj

Definition: narrow-minded, restricted
Antonyms: broad, broadminded, cosmopolitan, liberal, unrestricted

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IN BRIEF: Limited in scope or viewpoint. Also: concerning a church or parish.

In parochial school we spend lots of time studying the Bible.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sogne-, snævertsynet, provinsiel

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekrompen, egoïstisch, parochieel

Français (French)
adj. - (US) paroissial, de clocher

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Gemeinde-, eng

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοινοτικός, ενοριακός, τοπικιστικός, τοπικού (μόνον) ενδιαφέροντος, στενοκέφαλος

Italiano (Italian)
gretto, parrochiale, confessionale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bairrista, provinciano, paroquial

Русский (Russian)
ограниченный, приходской, провинциальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - parroquial, municipal, localista, pueblerino

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - församlings-, socken-, inskränkt, provinsiell, (skola) i ngn relig. regi

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
教区的, 狭小的, 地方性的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 教區的, 狹小的, 地方性的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 교구의, 지방적인, 종교 단체의 원조를 받은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 教区の, 視野の狭い, 小教区の, 偏狭な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أبرشي, ذو علاقه بأبرشيه, محدود, ضيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עדתי, מקומי, קהילתי, נתמך ע"י גוף דתי, צר-אופק, מוגבל‬

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