Dictionary
pa•ro•chi•al
Pronunciation: (pu-rō'kē-ul), [key]—
adj.
1. of or pertaining to a parish or parishes.
2. of or pertaining to parochial schools or the education they provide.
3. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial:
parochial views; a parochial mentality. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.