adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/
US:/pəˈɹoʊki.əl/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to a parish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The parish council handles parochial affairs. [civil context]
The rector and vestry handle parochial affairs. [church context]
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A parochial individual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
relating to or supported by or located in a parish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
parochial schools
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
little sympathy with parochial mentality
insular attitudes toward foreigners
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insular
Antonyms: none provided
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
енорийски
(enorijski)
— pertaining to a parish
Catalan:
parroquial
— pertaining to a parish
Chinese Mandarin:
教區的 /教区的
(jiàoqū de)
— pertaining to a parish
Czech:
farní
— pertaining to a parish
Danish:
sogne-
— pertaining to a parish
Dutch:
parochiaal
— pertaining to a parish
Dutch:
parochie-
— pertaining to a parish
Finnish:
seurakunnallinen
— pertaining to a parish
Finnish:
pitäjän-
— pertaining to a parish
French:
paroissial
— pertaining to a parish
Galician:
parroquial
— pertaining to a parish
Georgian:
მრევლის
(mrevlis)
— pertaining to a parish
Georgian:
სამრევლო
(samrevlo)
— pertaining to a parish
German:
Gemeinde-
— pertaining to a parish
German:
Pfarr-
— pertaining to a parish
German:
Pfarrei-
— pertaining to a parish
German:
kirchlich
— pertaining to a parish
Hungarian:
helyi
— pertaining to a parish
Hungarian:
egyházi
— pertaining to a parish
Italian:
parrocchiale
— pertaining to a parish
Macedonian:
епархиски
(eparhiski)
— pertaining to a parish
Macedonian:
парохиски
(parohiski)
— pertaining to a parish
Pannonian Rusyn:
парохийни
(paroxijni)
— pertaining to a parish
Pannonian Rusyn:
парохийски
(paroxijski)
— pertaining to a parish
Pannonian Rusyn:
парохийов
(paroxijov)
— pertaining to a parish
Polish:
parafialny
— pertaining to a parish
Polish:
prowincjonalny
— pertaining to a parish
Portuguese:
paroquial
— pertaining to a parish
Romanian:
parohial
— pertaining to a parish
Russian:
приходско́й
(prixodskój)
— pertaining to a parish
Serbo-Croatian:
парохијалан
— pertaining to a parish
Serbo-Croatian:
parohijalan
— pertaining to a parish
Slovak:
farský
— pertaining to a parish
Spanish:
parroquial
— pertaining to a parish
Swedish:
församlings-
— pertaining to a parish
Swedish:
socken-
— pertaining to a parish
Ukrainian:
парафіяльний
(parafijalʹnyj)
— pertaining to a parish
Bulgarian:
местен
(mesten)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Bulgarian:
провинциален
(provincialen)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Catalan:
limitat
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Catalan:
estret
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Catalan:
provincià
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Chinese Mandarin:
狹隘 /狭隘
(xiá'ài)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Czech:
provinční
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Czech:
omezený
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Czech:
lokální
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Danish:
provinsiel
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Dutch:
bekrompen
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Finnish:
nurkkakuntainen
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
French:
étriqué
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
French:
égocentrique
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
French:
provincial
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Galician:
provinciano
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
German:
engstirnig
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
German:
beschränkt
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
German:
provinziell
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
German:
kleinkariert
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Italian:
provinciale
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Italian:
campanilistico
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Japanese:
偏狭な
(henkyō na)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Macedonian:
парохија́лен
(parohijálen)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Macedonian:
малограѓански
(malograǵanski)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Macedonian:
паланечки
(palanečki)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Polish:
parafiański
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Polish:
prowincjonalny
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Polish:
zaściankowy
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Portuguese:
paroquial
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Portuguese:
provinciano
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Russian:
у́зкий
(úzkij)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Russian:
ограни́ченный
(ograníčennyj)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Russian:
ме́стнический
(méstničeskij)
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Serbo-Croatian:
парохијалан
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Serbo-Croatian:
parohijalan
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Spanish:
provinciano
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
Swedish:
trångsynt
— characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns
