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单词 parochial
释义 pa·ro·chial
\pəˈrokēəl, -kyəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English parochiell, parochiall, from Anglo-French & Middle French; Anglo-French parochiel & Middle French parochial, from Late Latin parochialis, from parochia parish + Latin -alis -al — more at parish
1.
 a. : of or relating to a church parish
  < subordinated the parochial clergy … to the authority of the Diocesan — R.C.Mortimer >
  < parochial experience is not required in a bishop — R.G.G.Price >
  < a parochial church >
 b. : controlled by, supported by, or within the jurisdiction of a church parish
  < construction of a parochial elementary school >
2. : of or relating to a parish as a unit of local government
 < supplant the parochial authorities by the central ministry of health — G.B.Shaw >
 < excluded the able-bodied paupers from the parochial workhouse — G.E.Fussell >
3. : confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region) : narrow, petty, provincial
 < manifestations of national pride or other parochial bigotries — Reinhold Niebuhr >
 < little sympathy with parochial mentality … which would forbid philosophic inquiry — Judah Goldin >
 < by no means selfishly parochial in outlook — R.H.Pfeiffer >
4. : of, relating to, or being the charge of a bishop in the early Christian church
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