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| pa·ro·chi·al [ pə rṓkee əl ] |
adjective |
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1. narrow-minded: concerned only with narrow local concerns without any regard for more general or wider issues
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2. of parish: relating or belonging to a parish or parishes
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| [14th century. Via French< ecclesiastical Latin parochialis< parochia (see parish)] |
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  pa·ro·chi·al·ism noun |
| pa·ro·chi·al·ist noun |
| pa·ro·chi·al·ly adverb |
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