SECTARIANISM

sectarianism, denominationalism

(noun) a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; “he condemned religious sectarianism”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sectarianism (countable and uncountable, plural sectarianisms)

Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.

(politics) A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects

Anagrams

• Americanists, Cartesianism

Source: Wiktionary


Sec*ta"ri*an*ism, n.

Definition: The quality or character of a sectarian; devotion to the interests of a party; excess of partisan or denominational zeal; adherence to a separate church organization.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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