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parochial school
noun
: a private school maintained by a religious body usually for elementary and secondary instruction
Examples of parochial school in a Sentence
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In West Virginia, Republican Gov. Jim Justice vetoed legislation that would have allowed full-time virtual public school students, along with private and parochial schools, to avoid mandatory vaccine requirements.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
Martin, a 1979 graduate of the Northeast Baltimore parochial school, later returned to serve it in a variety of capacities, including as a teacher, admissions official and the school principal.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024
Growing up within insular environments—such as fundamentalist households or parochial schools—they were sheltered from the diversity of thought and cultural perspectives found in mainstream society.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Those exceptional schools that do deliver traditional history -- home schools, parochial schools, charters -- still number too few to provide consolation.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 23 Feb. 2024
The once parochial school friends and now a divorcee and widower, Cash and DeNitto were in a serious relationship, Keith said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
The new development would abut the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami’s St. Mary’s Cathedral and its parochial school, an important neighborhood center.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
About 3,250 students received a private or parochial school scholarship during the 2022-23 school year.
—Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
Moore may also continue pursuing the elimination of the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today, or BOOST, scholarship program that sends students from families with low incomes to private and parochial schools.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1755, in the meaning defined above
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“Parochial school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parochial%20school. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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parochial school
noun
: a school maintained by a religious body
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