Tuesday, June 16, 2009

New York Documentary

Great words from the New York Documentary that I have been watching:

parochial

Pronunciation: \pə-ˈrō-kē-əl\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English parochiall, from Anglo-French parochial, from Late Latin parochialis, from parochia parish — more at parish
Date: 14th century
1 : of or relating to a church parish
2 : of or relating to a parish as a unit of local government
3 : confined or restricted as if within the borders of a parish : limited in range or scope (as to a narrow area or region)

provincial

Pronunciation: \prə-ˈvin(t)-shəl\
Function: noun
Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin provincialis, from provincia ecclesiastical province; in other senses, from Latin provincialis, from provincia province
Date: 14th century
1: the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
2: one living in or coming from a province
3 a: a person of local or restricted interests or outlook b: a person lacking urban polish or refinement

pluralism

Pronunciation: \ˈplu̇r-ə-ˌli-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: 1818
1: the holding of two or more offices or positions (as benefices) at the same time
2: the quality or state of being plural
3 a: a theory that there are more than one or more than two kinds of ultimate reality b: a theory that reality is composed of a plurality of entities
4 a: a state of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain an autonomous participation in and development of their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization b: a concept, doctrine, or policy advocating this state