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