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[ adjective ] relating to or supported by or located in a parish
Examples "parochial schools" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)According_to a newspaper report of the 1961 statistics of the Church_of_England , the `` total of confirmed members is 9748000 , but only 2887671 are registered on the parochial church_rolls '' , and `` over 27 million people in England are baptized into the Church_of_England , but roughly only a tenth of them continue '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
Synonyms Examples "little sympathy with parocial mentality" "insular attitudes toward foreigners" Related terms |
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