sectarian

[ sek-tair-ee-uh n ]

/ sɛkˈtɛər i ən /

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adjective

of or relating to sectaries or sects.

narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect.

narrowly confined or limited in interest, purpose, scope, etc.

noun

a member of a sect.

a bigoted or narrow-minded adherent of a sect.

Origin of sectarian

First recorded in 1640–50; sectary + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM sectarian

sec·tar·i·an·ly, adverb un·sec·tar·i·an, adjective

Words nearby sectarian

secrète, secrétan's syndrome, secs., sect, sect., sectarian, sectarianism, sectarianize, sectary, sectile, section

Example sentences from the Web for sectarian

After the Iranian Revolution, discrimination took on a sectarian flavor.

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Sectarian strife now empowers the civil wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen and Al Qaedaism flourishes in the chaos.

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It allows Maliki to obscure his own corruption and the role his sectarian policies played in fomenting the crisis.

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This would seem disastrous in the give-and-take of politics but it is in keeping with sectarian religious doctrine.

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Sectarian violence (between Muslims and Christians) killed hundreds in 2010.

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Harmony is not possible at present on that ground—on any sectarian ground.

The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 |Various
They were as subject to deception and trickery, and as full of political and sectarian rancor as partisans in these times.

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As outside Socialists often declared, it was evident that the blood of a dictator flowed in that sectarian's veins.

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The evils attendant upon subsidizing any form of sectarian institution, whatever its social services, are too great to be ignored.

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In order to make progress toward this goal, the Iraqi government must stop the sectarian violence in its capital.

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British Dictionary definitions for sectarian

sectarian

/ (sɛkˈtɛərɪən) /

adjective

of, belonging or relating to, or characteristic of sects or sectaries

adhering to a particular sect, faction, or doctrine

narrow-minded, esp as a result of rigid adherence to a particular sect

noun

a member of a sect or faction, esp one who is bigoted in his adherence to its doctrines or in his intolerance towards other sects, etc

Derived forms of sectarian

sectarianism, noun

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