About The Word Parochial
Learn about the word Parochial to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Parochial definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Parochial
| Parochial Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Parochial?
[adj] narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"
[adj] relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools" Synonyms | Synonyms for Parochial: insular | provincial Related Terms | Find terms related to Parochial: authoritarian | biased | bigot | bigoted | borne | closed | confined | conservative | constricted | conventional | cramped | creedbound | deaf | deaf to reason | dogmatic | ethnocentric | exceptional | excluding | exclusive | exclusory | fanatical | geographically limited | hidebound | illiberal | immovable | inadmissible | insular | intolerant | intractable | isolated | limited | little | little-minded | local | localized | mean | mean-minded | mean-spirited | narrow | narrow-hearted | narrow-minded | narrow-souled | narrow-spirited | nearsighted | of a place | one-sided | opinionated | partial | petty | preclusive | prejudiced | prescriptive | preventive | prohibitive | provincial | purblind | regional | restricted | restrictive | rigid | seclusive | sectarian | segregative | select | selective | separative | shortsighted | short-sighted | small | small-minded | small-town | snobbish | stiff | stiff-necked | straitlaced | stubborn | stuffy | topical | uncatholic | unchangeable | unchanging | uncharitable | uncultivated | uncultured | ungenerous | unliberal | unsophisticated | unworldly | vernacular | xenophobic See Also | Parochial In Webster's Dictionary \Pa*ro"chi*al\, a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia.
See {Parish}.]
Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as,
parochial duties. ``Parochial pastors.'' --Bp. Atterbury.
Hence, limited; narrow. ``The parochial mind.'' --W. Black.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Trustee-beneficiary relation ‐ the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests…
- Disjointedness ‐ lacking order or…
- Hard-to-please(a) ‐ of persons; "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"; "was…
- Radioactive waste ‐ useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory…
- Inclementness ‐ weather unsuitable for outdoor…
- Atmospheric pressure ‐ the pressure exerted by the…
- Patriarchal ‐ characteristic of a…
- Brickwork ‐ masonry done with bricks…
- Sedateness ‐ a trait of dignified…
- Kalian ‐ a pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where…