English Explanatory Dictionary

sectarianism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
  2. A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects.

Pronunciation

/sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-sectarianism.wav

Word forms

sectarianism sectarianisms

Etymology

From sectarian + -ism.

Derived words

anti-sectarianism unsectarianism
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