parochial school

noun

: a private school maintained by a religious body usually for elementary and secondary instruction

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The attorney said Yanez continues to teach at the parochial school. Steve Karnowski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 Students who attend a public, private, or parochial school as well as those who are homeschooled are eligible to enter. Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024 The amendment died largely due to opposition from cotton mill owners, but oddly enough also because of opposition from the Catholic Church, which feared that a child labor amendment would lead to federal regulation of parochial schools. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 July 2024 Scores of people gathered at a parochial school in the Valley to memorialize an ASU student who fell to her death two weeks earlier while hiking in Yosemite National Park. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for parochial school 

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of parochial school was in 1755

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“Parochial school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parochial%20school. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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parochial school

noun
: a school maintained by a religious body

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