| 单词 | sectarian |
| 释义 | sectarian (once / 2007 pages) adjn Sectarian is a word to describe something having to do with smaller groups or sects. Sectarian violence, for example, would describe violence that has erupted between conflicting groups or sects. Sectarian, as a noun, is a member of a group with a particular set of interests. If you're a religious sectarian, you are loyal to a particular religious sect or group. Unfortunately, there are not many places in the world where sectarian strife and conflict do not exist. WORD FAMILYsectarian: nonsectarian, sectarianism, sectarians, unsectarian+/intersect: intersected, intersecting, intersection, intersects/intersecting: nonintersecting/intersection: intersections/sect: intersect, sectarian, sectarist, sects/sectarianism: sectarianisms/sectarist: sectarists USAGE EXAMPLESResponsibility for quelling the sectarian violence and instability that consumed Iraq after the 2003 invasion also fell predominantly to the U.S. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) And there is a larger sectarian war inside Islam between Sunnis and Shiites. Wall Street Journal(Dec 23, 2016) It named him and the caption read: "Meet Sectarian Parade Organiser". BBC(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects sectarian differences 2adj belonging to or characteristic of a sect a sectarian mind "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook sectarian squabbles in psychology Syn|Ant denominational adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination narrow-mindedrigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines nonsectarian, unsectarian not restricted to one sect or school or party ecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenic, oecumenicalconcerned with promoting unity among churches or religions interchurch, interdenominationaloccurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations nondenominationalnot restricted to a particular religious denomination undenominationalnot bound or devoted to the promotion of a particular denomination 3n a member of a sect most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect Syn|Hyper sectarist, sectary bigot a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own |
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