parochial

Word family nounparochialismparochialityverbparochializeadverbparochiallyadjectiveparochial

Related topics: Christianity

pa·ro·chi·al /pəˈrəʊkiəl $ -ˈroʊ-/ adjectiveadj

1 PREJUDICEDonly interested in things that affect your local area – used to show disapproval 只关心本地区的〔含贬义〕

Local newspapers tend to be very parochial.

地方报纸往往只关心当地事务。

2 [only before noun]RRC relating to a particular church and the area around it 教区的

the parochial church council

教区的教堂理事会

—parochialism noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

parochial• Once more the world was treated as a convenience wrapping for Labour's parochial and predominantly internal preoccupations.• The Church - she had had more than enough of Brickley parochial Catholicism.• And many respondents who mention active participation also mention the more parochial norms.• There are also private parochial schools that provide a more rigorous curriculum.

Origin parochial

(1300-1400) Old French Late Latin parochialis, from parochia; → PARISH

词汇	parochial
释义	parochial Word family nounparochialismparochialityverbparochializeadverbparochiallyadjectiveparochial Related topics: Christianity pa·ro·chi·al /pəˈrəʊkiəl $ -ˈroʊ-/ adjectiveadj 1 PREJUDICEDonly interested in things that affect your local area – used to show disapproval 只关心本地区的〔含贬义〕 Local newspapers tend to be very parochial. 地方报纸往往只关心当地事务。 2 [only before noun]RRC relating to a particular church and the area around it 教区的 the parochial church council 教区的教堂理事会 —parochialism noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus parochial• Once more the world was treated as a convenience wrapping for Labour's parochial and predominantly internal preoccupations.• The Church - she had had more than enough of Brickley parochial Catholicism.• And many respondents who mention active participation also mention the more parochial norms.• There are also private parochial schools that provide a more rigorous curriculum. Origin parochial (1300-1400) Old French Late Latin parochialis, from parochia; → PARISH
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