sectarianism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English sectarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sectarianism From sectarian + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.
Our conversation is in French, since he downplays his ability to speak English “out of sectarianism”.
2025 May 3, Leila Abboud, “Lunch with the FT: Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
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(countable, uncountable) A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects.
In Lebanese sectarianism, one half of the members of parliament are Christians and the other half are Muslims.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sectarianisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anti-sectarianism · unsectarianism
Translations (17)
pl sekciarstwo (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · hy աղանդավորություն (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · ug مەزھەپچىلىك (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · gl sectarismo (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · cmn 宗派主義 /宗派主义 (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · de Sektierertum (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · ru секта́нтство (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · kk сектанттық (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · fa فرقهگرایی (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · fi lahkolaisuus (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · ar طَائِفِيَّة (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · vi chủ nghĩa bè phái (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · es sectarismo (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · ja セクト主義 (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · fr sectarisme (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · sv sekterism (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination) · ja 分派主義 (rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination)