parochial


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Synonyms for parochial

having the restricted outlook often characteristic of geographic isolation

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Synonyms for parochial

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

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By dint of constant repetition, however, these constitutional sights had very little more interest for me than so many parochial vestries; and I was glad to exchange this one for a lounge in a well-arranged public library of some ten thousand volumes, and a visit to a tobacco manufactory, where the workmen are all slaves.
In political science's terminology they are classified into Alienated Citizenry; the other two being Participant and Parochial.
Here Tilston Parochial CofE Primary School, Church Road, Tilston, Malpas, SY14 7HB, is put into focus to show its scores in relation to other schools in the area.
PUB giants Wetherspoon's have been slammed for ditching champagne and German beer in a "petty parochial stunt" over Brexit.
children attend public school, but parents' choices of public, private, parochial or home-school are related to parents' education level, income and religion.
Whickham Parochial w ere crowned champions after beating Milecastle 5-3 in the final.
While Fullan's book is primarily focused on the principalship from a public school perspective, the tenets provided are equally applicable to parochial school princpalships.
A total of 57 children aged four to seven have been taking part in the show at the Parochial Hall, with the older children in Year 2 as the narrators and musicians and the younger children in Year 1 and reception class in costume acting out the story.
Paul Staniland said in my forthcoming book, Networks of Rebellion: Explaining Insurgent Cohesion and Collapse, I identify the TTP as a "parochial" insurgent group.
Joseph Elementary has 151 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, which is similar to other parochial schools, according to Mr.
As a result, the Government ruled in 2003 that any liabilities connected to a property would lapse once that property was sold - unless the local parochial church council registered its claim before 2013.
He was parochial administrator of the St Joseph Parish in Milagros, Masbate in November 2011.
Older people gathered at Marsden Parochial Hall on Wednesday for the first Meet and Eat event.
A RETIRED priest accused of sexual assault has continued to live in a parochial house - despite his own diocese demanding he leaves.