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Meaning of parochial vicar

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

parochial

Pronunciation:/pəˈɹəʊkɪəl//pəˈɹoʊki.əl/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a parish.

  2. Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.

    Example: Some people in the United States have been accused of taking a parochial view, of not being interested in international matters.