parochialism

[ puh-roh-kee-uh-liz-uh m ]
/ pəˈroʊ ki əˌlɪz əm /

noun

a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.

Origin of parochialism

First recorded in 1840–50; parochial + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM parochialism

pa·ro·chi·al·ist, noun pa·ro·chi·al·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby parochialism

parnis, parocheth, parochial, parochial church council, parochial school, parochialism, parochialize, parodic, parodist, parodistic, parodontium