sectarian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is sect + -arian.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.
We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.
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Dogmatic or partisan.
The Hariri-Aoun agreement has shown that Hezbollah can bring the national political system to a halt. This happened in the past several years, and it worsened conditions in sectors such as foreign debt, electricity output, rubbish collection, water delivery, and other essential services, to the discomfort of the majority of Lebanese who have spoken out intermittently against the oligarchy of sectarian leaders who rule the country.
2016 October 22, Rami G Khouri, “Lebanese oligarchy preserves its interests once again”, in Al Jazeera, archived from the original on 13 May 2022:
- Parochial or narrow-minded.
- Bigoted.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sectarian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sectarian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
intersectarian · postsectarian · bisectarian · unsectarian · presectarian · sectarianist · multisectarian · sectarianly · polysectarian · ethnosectarian · unisectarian · asectarian · anti-sectarian · counter-sectarian
Translations (35)
de stur (bigoted) · bg сектантски (of, or relating to a sect) · de beschränkt (parochial or narrow-minded) · es sectario (bigoted) · ru секта́нтский (bigoted) · ru секта́нтский (parochial or narrow-minded) · nl sektarisch (of, or relating to a sect) · de engstirnig (bigoted) · de Sekten- (of, or relating to a sect) · es sectario (dogmatic or partisan) · nb sekterisk (of, or relating to a sect) · de voreingenommen (bigoted) · de dogmatisch (dogmatic or partisan) · da sekterisk (of, or relating to a sect) · ca sectari (parochial or narrow-minded) · tr sekter (parochial or narrow-minded) · tr bağnaz (parochial or narrow-minded) · tr sekter (dogmatic or partisan) · ca sectari (of, or relating to a sect) · cs sektářský (dogmatic or partisan) · ru секта́нтский (of, or relating to a sect) · es sectario (of, or relating to a sect) · de provinziell (parochial or narrow-minded) · de sektiererisch (of, or relating to a sect) · hy աղանդավորական (of, or relating to a sect) · es sectario (parochial or narrow-minded) · de eng (parochial or narrow-minded) · de engstirnig (parochial or narrow-minded) · nn sekterisk (of, or relating to a sect) · de eifernd (bigoted) · tr mezhepsel (of, or relating to a sect) · ru секта́нтский (dogmatic or partisan) · tr sekter (bigoted) · de bigott (bigoted) · de parteiisch (dogmatic or partisan)