parochial school

Other forms: parochial schools

Definitions of parochial school
  1. noun
    a private religious school run by a church or parish
    synonyms: church school
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    types:
    Catholic school
    a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church
    type of:
    religious school
    a school run by a religious body
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