/ Dictionary / Index P parochial: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pa•ro•chi•al Pronunciation: (pu-rō'kē-ul), [key] — adj. of or pertaining to a parish or parishes. of or pertaining to parochial schools or the education they provide. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial views; a parochial mentality. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: parochial (Thesaurus) parocheth* Parochial Church Council Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language