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[ sek-tair-ee-uhn ] / sɛkˈtɛər i ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sectarian ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or relating to sectaries or sects. narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect. narrowly confined or limited in interest, purpose, scope, etc. nouna member of a sect. a bigoted or narrow-minded adherent of a sect. Origin of sectarianFirst recorded in 1640–50; sectary + -an OTHER WORDS FROM sectariansec·tar·i·an·ly, adverbun·sec·tar·i·an, adjectiveWords nearby sectariansecret sauce, secret service, secret society, secs., sect, sectarian, sectarianism, sectarianize, sectary, sectile, section Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sectarianThen sectarian violence rocked the country and tourism all but vanished. 27 Epic Trips to Start Planning Now|The Editors|September 8, 2020|Outside Online After the Iranian Revolution, discrimination took on a sectarian flavor. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sectarian strife now empowers the civil wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen and Al Qaedaism flourishes in the chaos. Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea|Bruce Riedel|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST It allows Maliki to obscure his own corruption and the role his sectarian policies played in fomenting the crisis. With Friends Like These, ISIS Is Doomed|Jacob Siegel|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This would seem disastrous in the give-and-take of politics but it is in keeping with sectarian religious doctrine. The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One|Jack Schwartz|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sectarian violence (between Muslims and Christians) killed hundreds in 2010. Teju Cole’s Keen Eye Spares No One—Himself Included|Benjamin Lytal|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Harmony is not possible at present on that ground—on any sectarian ground. The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869|Various They were as subject to deception and trickery, and as full of political and sectarian rancor as partisans in these times. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology|John F. Hurst As outside Socialists often declared, it was evident that the blood of a dictator flowed in that sectarian's veins. The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola The evils attendant upon subsidizing any form of sectarian institution, whatever its social services, are too great to be ignored. Exempting the Churches|James F. Morton. Jr. In order to make progress toward this goal, the Iraqi government must stop the sectarian violence in its capital. State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush|George W. Bush
British Dictionary definitions for sectarian
adjectiveof, belonging or relating to, or characteristic of sects or sectaries adhering to a particular sect, faction, or doctrine narrow-minded, esp as a result of rigid adherence to a particular sect nouna member of a sect or faction, esp one who is bigoted in his adherence to its doctrines or in his intolerance towards other sects, etc Derived forms of sectariansectarianism, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sectarianpartisan, parochial, factional, provincial, limited, fanatic, splinter, nonconformist, dissident, doctrinaire, local, revolutionary, heretic, bigot, adherent, separatist, radical, satellite, extremist, cohort |