sectarianism

English

Etymology

From sectarian +‎ -ism.

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/
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Noun

sectarianism (countable and uncountable, plural sectarianisms)

  1. Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
    They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.
    • 2025 May 3, Leila Abboud, “Lunch with the FT: Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:
      Our conversation is in French, since he downplays his ability to speak English “out of sectarianism”.
  2. (politics) 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.

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