sectarian
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- adjective
- /sɛkˈtɛr.i.ən/
:
sectario
- The ongoing sectarian conflict has led to deep divisions within the community.
- sectarian violence
- ethnic and sectarian violence
- sectarian schools
I think the forces behind sectarian voting are growing.
- I think the forces behind sectarian voting are growing.
- And I would say today it is a sectarian civil war.
- And, and as I said, Glasgow, in a sectarian society like Glasgow's, there was a Catholic football team, Celtic and Protestant football team Rangers.
- They begin counting people by religion, suddenly shifting belonging from feudal to sectarian.
- You see fundamental tensions between sectarian tensions, Sunni, Shia now erupting into open violence and conflict.
- Sometimes that metric took sectarian and kind of or ethnic, so like the conflict with the Kurds and, and things of that sort.
- Crosses many sensitive sectarian boundaries in many parts of the world where there's just, you know, implicit or explicit conflict.
Examples
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The reality is there is sectarian as well as sectarian politics.
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However, he had to compete with other sectarian institutions for their support.
Academic text (2008) -
And I would say today it is a sectarian civil war.
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What was the relationship between various sectarian groups and the trade union movement?
Academic text (1991) -
I think the forces behind sectarian voting are growing.
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The stronger the walls between your group and outsiders, the more sectarian your social group is.
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Such a basic reformation of sectarian religious education is greatly to be encouraged.
Academic text (1999) -
They never fought the terrible sectarian wars that set civilization back five hundred years.
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The Persian Gulf states would be wise to stop viewing Iraq through a sectarian lens.
Academic text (2011) -
Tens of thousands of Iraqis had fled their homes, and Baghdad had degenerated into armed sectarian enclaves.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Relating to a particular religion or church group
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Supporting a split within a religious group
Cares only about the interests of one group, not about society as a whole
Showing strong loyalty to one group and causing conflict with other groups
Antonyms
How Sectarian
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sectarian comes from the same root sect, from Latin secta 'a group you follow', from a word meaning 'to follow'. That's why sectarian describes ideas or actions that come from strong loyalty to one particular group.