parochial
Pertaining to a parishPertaining to a parish.
» He is a member of the parochial board.
Er ist Mitglied im Kirchenvorstand.
Meaning
2 sensesPertaining to a parish.
The parish council handles parochial affairs. [civil context]
The rector and vestry handle parochial affairs. [church context]
Gemeinde-, Pfarr-, Pfarrei-
приходско́йprixodskój
парафіяльнийparafijalʹnyj
relating to or supported by or located in a parish
(derogatory)Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
The use of simple, primary colors in the painting gave it a parochial feel.
Some people in the United States have been accused of taking a parochial view, of not being interested in international matters.
engstirnig, beschränkt, provinziell
у́зкийúzkij, ограни́ченныйograníčennyj, ме́стническийméstničeskij
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
Examples
2 sentencesHe is a member of the parochial board.
deEr ist Mitglied im Kirchenvorstand.
His parents wanted him to have a Catholic education so they sent him to parochial school.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecFrom 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”).
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Forms
more parochial, most parochial| Comparative | more parochial Lesson |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- narrowly restricted in outlook or scope:insular
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
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