PAROCHIALISM


Meaning of PAROCHIALISM in English

pəˈrōkēəˌlizəm, -kyəˌ- noun

( -s )

1. : the quality or state of being parochial ; especially : selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views)

the unconscious and invincible parochialism of the specialists — A.L.Guérard

a tendency to parochialism in spite of increasing international contacts — British Book News

unity in an industry … hampered by parochialism — C.G.Tickle

2. : a system of management peculiar to parishes

the fate of these children should no longer … rest on parochialism or on charity — Marjory G. Allen

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.