How do you use Parochialism in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like narrowness, plus the exact meaning.
Parochialism in a sentence
Parochialism meaning
The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).
Synonyms of Parochialism
Using Parochialism
- The main meaning on this page is: The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).
- Useful related words include: narrow-mindedness, narrowness.
- In the example corpus, parochialism often appears in combinations such as: and parochialism, parochialism the.
Context around Parochialism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parochialism
- In this selection, "parochialism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, italian, mistake, sclerotic, must and hostility stand out and add context to how "parochialism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include but parochialism sclerotic administration and church over parochialism and convenience. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parochialism" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parochialism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That’s when frictions and parochialism must be overcome. (9 words)
But parochialism, sclerotic administration, incompetence and outright corruption are citywide problems. (11 words)
Daneel continues to explain that human internal warfare or parochialism was the reason for his causing the creation of psychohistory and Gaia. (22 words)
I’d like to see 2019 as the rebirth of the NFL as a vibrant leader in sports, dedicated to supporting the values of the country as expressed in the constitution rather than pandering to the narrow minds of those who mistake parochialism for patriotism. (45 words)
Many acts and ordinances were passed in the first decades of the colony, but lack of funds and parochialism (the desire to spend locally raised money locally, rather than use it to link different provinces) hindered the growth of the road network. (42 words)
He also believed that the constitution did not sufficiently protect the national government from excessive democracy and parochialism (the defects he saw in the state governments), so he saw his amendments as a way to mitigate these problems. (38 words)
Example sentences (10)
Italy is a Nation, that is, a State united by a universally recognized language, a cuisine famous throughout the world and some traditions born of ‘Italian parochialism’.
They suggested that perhaps reducing the number of Masses offered in areas where people have access to multiple parishes could alleviate the strain and emphasize the universality of the Church over parochialism and convenience.
But parochialism, sclerotic administration, incompetence and outright corruption are citywide problems.
I’d like to see 2019 as the rebirth of the NFL as a vibrant leader in sports, dedicated to supporting the values of the country as expressed in the constitution rather than pandering to the narrow minds of those who mistake parochialism for patriotism.
That’s when frictions and parochialism must be overcome.
Unburdened by parochialism, or nationalism, or overt racial prejudice or strong religious sentiment, they are equally comfortable in New York or London or Shanghai or Nairobi or Buenos Aires, or Johannesburg.
Daneel continues to explain that human internal warfare or parochialism was the reason for his causing the creation of psychohistory and Gaia.
From their summary: Altruism benefiting fellow group members at a cost to oneself and parochialism hostility towards individuals not of one's own ethnic, racial, or other group are common human behaviors.
He also believed that the constitution did not sufficiently protect the national government from excessive democracy and parochialism (the defects he saw in the state governments), so he saw his amendments as a way to mitigate these problems.
Many acts and ordinances were passed in the first decades of the colony, but lack of funds and parochialism (the desire to spend locally raised money locally, rather than use it to link different provinces) hindered the growth of the road network.
Common combinations with parochialism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: