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I decided early on that I wanted to participate in the greater American experience, rather than the parochial one in Mississippi. But I have an urge as a writer to meld the Southern experience into the larger American one.
Richard Ford

Meaning of "parochial" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAROCHIAL

Via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAROCHIAL

parochial  [pəˈrəʊkɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAROCHIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parochial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PAROCHIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Parochialism

Parochialism is the state of mind, whereby one focuses on small sections of an issue rather than considering its wider context. More generally, it consists of being narrow in scope. In that respect, it is a synonym of "provincial". It may, particularly when used pejoratively, be contrasted to universalism. The term originates from the idea of a parish, one of the smaller divisions within many Christian churches such as the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.

Definition of parochial in the English dictionary

The definition of parochial in the dictionary is narrow in outlook or scope; provincial. Other definition of parochial is of or relating to a parish or parishes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAROCHIAL


abranchial
eɪˈbræŋkɪəl
anarchial
ænˈɑːkɪəl
brachial
ˈbreɪkɪəl
branchial
ˈbræŋkɪəl
bronchial
ˈbrɒŋkɪəl
cleruchial
klɪˈruːkɪəl
eparchial
ɛˈpɑːkɪəl
Ezekiel
ɪˈziːkɪəl
interparochial
ˌɪntəpəˈrəʊkɪəl
ischial
ˈɪskɪəl
lochial
ˈlɒkɪəl
menarcheal
mɛˈnɑːkɪəl
menarchial
mɛˈnɑːkɪəl
monarchial
mɒˈnɑːkɪəl
oscheal
ˈɒskɪəl
paronychial
ˌpærəˈnɪkɪəl
petechial
pɪˈtiːkɪəl
rhonchial
ˈrɒŋkɪəl
tribrachial
traɪˈbrækɪəl
zoothecial
ˌzəʊəˈθiːkɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAROCHIAL

paroccipital
parochial church council
parochial school
parochialise
parochialism
parochiality
parochialize
parochially
parochin
parodic
parodical
parodied
parodies
parodist
parodistic
parodos
parody
paroecious
paroemia
paroemiac

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAROCHIAL

commercial
editorial
epitaphial
especial
essential
facial
financial
hypanthial
industrial
initial
material
memorial
moustachial
official
phial
potential
rachial
residential
serial
social

Synonyms and antonyms of parochial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PAROCHIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «parochial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of parochial

Translation of «parochial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAROCHIAL

Find out the translation of parochial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parochial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «parochial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

思想偏狭的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrecho de miras
570 millions of speakers

English

parochial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकीर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضيقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приходская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

provinciano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংকীর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

borné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Parochial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

engstirnig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

視野が狭い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편협한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Parochial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về thị xa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருச்சபை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅरोकिअल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dar görüşlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

provinciale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

parafialne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

парафіяльна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parohial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τοπικιστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

parogiale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

socken-
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sneversynt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parochial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAROCHIAL»

The term «parochial» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAROCHIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about parochial

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10 QUOTES WITH «PAROCHIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word parochial.
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Paul Bloom
Empathy has some unfortunate features - it is parochial, narrow-minded, and innumerate. We're often at our best when we're smart enough not to rely on it.
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Theresa Breslin
My hope is for a literature that raises the language above the ordinary, makes words both functional and emotional, and to resonate at the frequency of the human spirit - the skill and insight of the writer lifting the parochial novel above the level of regional concern. Making it personal, national, and universal.
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Jeb Bush
Public education must be viewed from the lens of providing each child with the learning environment that best meets his or her needs. If we can send a low-income child to a parochial school, knowing that his odds of attending college will increase as a result, then that should be our mission.
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Daniel Dennett
In 50 years - or 20 years, or 200 years - our current epistemic horizon (the Big Bang, roughly) may look as parochial as the horizon Newton had to settle for in his day, but no doubt there will still be good questions whose answers elude us.
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Mark Foley
Parochial schools in the United States are also responsible for educating students from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, including many who are non-Catholic.
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Richard Ford
I decided early on that I wanted to participate in the greater American experience, rather than the parochial one in Mississippi. But I have an urge as a writer to meld the Southern experience into the larger American one.
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Bobby Jindal
It's time to update traditional public schools, charter schools, home schools, online schools and parochial schools. Let the dollars follow the child instead of forcing the child to follow the dollars, so that every child has the opportunity to attain an education.
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Harvey Keitel
It's a very, very fascinating story for me, cause it's about a man who's been doing bad; bad things. And he's a father of four children in parochial school, he's a lieutenant of detectives, but he's in conflict with himself and with trying to do what's right.
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Chris Matthews
Reagan was all about America, and you talked about it. Obama is, 'We are above that now. We're not just parochial, we're not just chauvinistic, we're not just provincial. We stand for something.' I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above - above the world. He's sort of God. He's going to bring all different sides together.
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George A. Moore
Art must be parochial in the beginning to be cosmopolitan in the end.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAROCHIAL»

Discover the use of parochial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parochial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parochial Sermons
John Henry Newman. SERMON XXXII. ALL SAINTS. USE OF SAINTS' DAYS. Acts i. 8. Ye shall be Witnesses unto Me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Ju- dea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. So many were the wonderful ...
John Henry Newman, 1835
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A Directory of the Parochial Libraries of the Church of ...
This book is a thorough revision of that work and incorporates much of its apparatus while reflecting new discoveries and recent research.
Neil Ripley Ker, Michael Perkin, 2004
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New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
When a parish is vacant or impeded, the diocesan bishop must designate as soon as possible a parochial administrator (that is. a priest who takes the place of a pastor according to the norm of c. 540). Canon 472, 1° of the 1917 code said that ...
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000
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Account of the Edinburgh Sessional School, and the Other ...
ON THE EDINBURGH PAROCHIAL SUNDAY SCHOOLS. " The p»or have the gospel preached to them." In the preceding chapter we mentioned, that Sunday Schools were originally the principal, if not the exclusive, object of the Edinburgh  ...
John Wood, John Wood (of Edinburgh.), 1830
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Parish school: American Catholic parochial education from ...
The first historical study of American Catholic education in 25 years, Parish School tells the dramatic story of a social institution that has ingeniously adapted itself to almost constant change without abandoning its basic goals of ...
Timothy Walch, 1996
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A handbook for churchwardens and parochial church councillors
An indispensable handbook for churchwardens, PCC members and clergy, updated to include the recent legislative changes.>
Kenneth M. Macmorran, Timothy Briden, 2006
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The Parish Chest: A Study of the Records of Parochial ...
The purpose of the book is to illustrate and encourage research into local history.
William Edward Tate, 1969
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Scottish parochial registers. Memoranda of the state of the ...
The earliest date in the parochial registers is May 30, 1650. They consist of five volumes, and have been regularly kept." Chi rnside. " The registers of this parish commence in the year 1660. They are on the whole regularly kept, — though the  ...
William Barclay D.D. Turnbull, 1849
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Law of Patronage, and Settlement of Parochial Ministers, ...
AND SETTLEMENT OF PAROCHIAL MINISTERS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY. 1. The parochial ministers of Scotland, like those of other established churches, unite in their persons two different classes of rights, viz. the right to the holy ...
Alexander Dunlop, 1833
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The Development of the Parochial System: From Charlamagne to ...
PARISH CHURCHES IN LATER ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND The most convenient point from which to examine the development of the parochial system in later Anglo-Saxon England at the time of the Gregorian reform movement is Domesday ...
George William Outram Addleshaw, 1954

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAROCHIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parochial is used in the context of the following news items.
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UK's Cameron in southeast Asia visit to talk trade, Islamist extremism
He hopes to use the opportunity to renew his image on the world stage after running an unusually parochial election campaign and presiding ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Won't allow forces inimical to peace succeed: Badal
... to all humanity" he said, people must overcome the parochial considerations of caste, colour and creed to celebrate all religious functions. «Zee News, Jul 15»
3
Caliphate cameras: The battle against Isil's propaganda machine
Isil is pumping out masses of information each day on seemingly parochial matters from within the territory it controls: motorcycle licence ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
SG100: 'Green' domes and ideas hub
... of new frontiers of economic dynamism in South Asia and Africa, and climate change have made the quarrels of 2015 parochial and petty. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Parliament chaos puts question mark over Modi's reforms
“The onus now lies on the prime minister to take action by placing smooth functioning of the Parliament above the parochial interests of the BJP ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
6
Investors put Philippines on neutral
Such self confidence being shown by Vietnam in this aggressive policy change may be beyond reach for our rather parochial thinking public ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
7
Gen. Roman Gavino, officer and gentleman
... provided him with a wider and more sophisticated view of international affairs, in contrast to the often parochial outlook of many of our senior ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
8
Canberra Raiders and Cronulla Sharks trample over opponents
It was the Sharks outfit which kept a parochial and packed Belmore crowd quiet, with a controversial penalty goal to Valentine Holmes in the ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
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Streetwise Cronulla Sharks teach Canterbury Bulldogs a lesson at …
In the end, the Sharks walked into Belmore Oval before 19,000 parochial Bulldogs fans, won the penalty count 12-6 and the match by 18-16. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Local reverend celebrates 50 years of priesthood
He attended St. Mary's Parochial School from 1944 to 1952 and graduated from LaSalle Institute in 1956. Barry then earned a bachelor's ... «Troy Record, Jul 15»

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