noun ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alienapartheidauthoritarianismbigotryblind sideblind spot

Etymology

From parochial + -ism.

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