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parochiality Definition


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parochial
adj
    1. derog
      Said of tastes, attitudes, etc: concerned only with local affairs; narrow, limited or provincial in outlook.
      Thesaurus: provincial, narrow, limited, insular, small-minded, blinkered; Antonym: catholic.
    2. Referring or relating to a parish.
Derivative: parochialism
noun
    Derivative: parochially
    adverb
      Etymology: 14c in sense 2: from Latin parochialis, from parochia parish.



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