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Meaning of sectarianism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية طائفية
Deutsch Sektierertum
Español sectarismo
Suomi lahkolaisuus
Français sectarisme
Հայերեն աղանդավորություն
日本語 セクト主義 分派主義
Қазақша сектанттық
Русский секта́нтство
Svenska sekterism

Examples

“They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.”
“Our conversation is in French, since he downplays his ability to speak English “out of sectarianism”.”
“In Lebanese sectarianism, one half of the members of parliament are Christians and the other half are Muslims.”

CEFR level

C1
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See also

sectarianist sectarism sectarist sectary sectator sectility

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