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parochialism noun

  • The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).
 esprit de clocher

parochial adjective

  /pəˈɹoʊki.əl/ , /pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/
  • Pertaining to a parish.
 paroissial
  • (derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
 provincial, égocentrique, étriqué

parochialize verb

  • (transitive) To render parochial; to form into parishes.
 paroissialiser
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