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Definition of Parochialism
1. Noun. A limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish.
Definition of Parochialism
1. n. The quality or state of being parochial in form or nature; a system of management peculiar to parishes.
Definition of Parochialism
1. Noun. The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Parochialism
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parochialism
Literary usage of Parochialism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vatican: The Center of Government of the Catholic World by Edmond Hugues de Ragnau (1913)
"... Eastern Church Situation—The Growth of the Church— Catholic Missions—The
Secular Clergy—The Diocesan Seminaries—parochialism—The Religious Orders. ..."
2. A Modern Zoroastrian by Samuel Laing (1894)
"... and education—Patriotism —Jingoism and parochialism—True statesmanship—Free
trade and protection—Capital and labour—Egoism and altruism—Socialism and ..."
3. The Twentieth Century by Caroline Farrar Ware (1908)
"The very object—not merely ostensible, but actual—of that great movement headed
by the two Wesleys was to supply the deficiencies of parochialism. ..."
4. Impacts of Disasters on Environment and Development: International Cooperation by M. A. Pramanik (1993)
"Can result from or cause organizational parochialism. Ethnocentrism: Projection
of one's ... Can lead to mirror-imaging and wishful thinking. parochialism. ..."
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