PAROCHIALISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("parochialism" is a kind of...):

narrow-mindedness; narrowness (an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior)

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