Parochial
11parochial — parochially, adv. parochialness, n. /peuh roh kee euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a parish or parishes. 2. of or pertaining to parochial schools or the education they provide. 3. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial:… …
12parochial — [[t]pəro͟ʊkiəl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as parochial, you are critical of them because you think they are too concerned with their own affairs and should be thinking about more important things. Syn: insular 2) ADJ …
13Parochial — Dieser Artikel oder Abschnitt bedarf einer Überarbeitung. Näheres ist auf der Diskussionsseite angegeben. Hilf mit, ihn zu verbessern, und entferne anschließend diese Markierung. Eine Parochie ist der Amtsbezirk eines Pfarrers (=Parochus), d. h.… …
14parochial — pa|ro|chi|al [pəˈrəukiəl US ˈrou ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin parochialis, from parochia; PARISH] 1.) only interested in things that affect your local area used in order to show disapproval ▪ Local newspapers tend to… …
15parochial — pa|ro|chi|al [ pə roukiəl ] adjective 1. ) not interested in things that do not affect your local area directly: a parochial self interest a ) not willing to accept new ideas or methods: NARROW MINDED 2. ) only before noun relating to a… …
16parochial — UK [pəˈrəʊkɪəl] / US [pəˈroʊkɪəl] adjective 1) a) showing disapproval not interested in things that do not affect your local area directly a parochial self interest b) not willing to accept new ideas or methods 2) [only before noun] relating to a …
17parochial — adjective Etymology: Middle English parochiall, from Anglo French parochial, from Late Latin parochialis, from parochia parish more at parish Date: 14th century 1. of or relating to a church parish 2. of or relating to a parish as a unit of local …
18parochial — ◆ par|o|chi|al 〈[ xja:l] Adj.〉 zur Parochie gehörig ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge par|o... kann in Fremdwörtern auch pa|ro... getrennt werden. Davon ausgenommen sind Zusammensetzungen, in denen par... sprachhistorisch nicht auf die aus dem Griechischen… …
19parochial — adj. Parochial is used with these nouns: ↑school …
20parochial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. provincial, local; narrow, illiberal; church con trolled, separate (Canadian). See region, religion, narrowness. Ant., universal, Catholic. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Regional] Syn. provincial,… …
