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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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Predeterminist Presbyterians, Episcopal Parochialist, Aristotelian Creationist, Obscurantist Orientalism, Generalist Paternalism, Prerational Hedonism--all hold the key to the mystery of the entries in the diagram for which no clue has been provided.
The ethnocentrism inherent in a parochialist point of view contrasts strongly with the lebensraum or "living space" and weltanschauung or "world view" necessary to exist in ecumenicism.
What is certain is that there is a powerful material basis for localized class struggles and the working-class movements should not be dismissed as parochialist or duped by false consciousness for engaging in them.
Only locally-based journalists and smalltown parochialists see this city of 2.3 million people as a fragmented area of separate townships, sensing huge gaps in our culture and heritage.