the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > insularity, provincialism > [noun] > affairs of (2)
The pump supplying water to a parish, esp. regarded as an informal place of meeting and discussion for members of the parish. Hence allusively…
figurative. Parochialism; confinement of one's interests to the local sphere; narrowness of view; lack of global perspective. Also: an instance of…