Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Parochial \Pa*ro"chi*al\, a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia.
   See {Parish}.]
   Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as,
   parochial duties. ``Parochial pastors.'' --Bp. Atterbury.
   Hence, limited; narrow. ``The parochial mind.'' --W. Black.

Source : WordNet®

parochial
     adj 1: relating to or supported by or located in a parish;
            "parochial schools"
     2: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy
        with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward
        foreigners" [syn: {insular}]