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a worldview with the radius of a church parking lot.
means narrowly focused on local or limited concerns, often with a sniff of indifference to anything beyond them.
from from latin parochia, church parish, via old french paroisse; originally just meant relating to a parish, then curdled into an insult for small-mindedness.
original senseneutral, purely administrative, about church districts
insult since18th century, once empire made local look small
still literalparochial school just means parish-run, no shade intended
for instance
town hall zoning debates — three hours on a fence height, zero on climate
local news obituaries — deeper coverage than most wars, on purpose
small college politics — legendary fights over parking spots, low stakes fury