parochial
adjective
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Pronunciation: /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/ / /pəˈɹoʊki.əl/
adj
Etymology: From 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”).
- Pertaining to a parish.
“The parish council handles parochial affairs. [civil context]”
“The rector and vestry handle parochial affairs. [church context]”
- 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.”
noun
Etymology: From 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”).
- A parochial individual.
“If the vast majority of the citizens of our Southeast Asian countries are subjects rather than parochials, the question is: are they also participants?”
“Australia is divided between cosmopolitans and parochials.”