sectarianism

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
2. (countable, uncountable) A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects.

Synonyms

sectionalism

denominationalism

nonconformity

particularism

Translations

sectarisme

sectarismo

طائفية

طَائِفِيَّة

sectarisme

Sektierertum

Sektiererei

αιρετικό πνεύμα

طائفي

αιρετικότητα

σεχταρισμός

Sectarisme

settarismo

sectarismo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/

Etymology

From sectarian + -ism.