adjective
- having a limited or narrow outlook; showing concern only for local or personal matters
- relating to a church parish
Usage: religious context
Examples
- His parochial attitude prevented him from understanding global issues.
- The small town had a parochial view of modern art.
- She attended the local parochial school run by the Catholic church.
- The parochial council met to discuss church finances.
- Their parochial concerns ignored the needs of neighboring communities.
- The parochial boundaries were redrawn after the population shift.
- Critics called his policies parochial and short-sighted.