Definition of sectarianism in English:
sectarianism
noun sɛkˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)msɛkˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm
mass nounExcessive attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion.
a plan of action to deal with racism and sectarianism
Example sentencesExamples
- Religion is not talk or doctrines or theories, nor is it sectarianism.
- The political dynamic of the peace process itself has a proportionally inverse impact on the wide spectrum of unionist sectarianism.
- He should seize this opportunity to introduce the subject of sectarianism to the school curricula.
- The virulence of sectarianism here remains a major threat to the newly devolved institutions.
- The legislation will see increased sentences for crimes motivated by sectarianism or bigotry.
- His political career would be dogged by the reputation for pugnacious sectarianism he acquired in the 1930s.
- Without any traditional political answers to the new era, loyalism has turned back to sectarianism.
- A predisposition to sectarianism came to Australia in the mental baggage of many migrants.
- It was serious, serious, raw sectarianism—without a shadow of doubt.
- The gravity of the economic situation meant that the appeasement of sectarianism was not sufficient to deal with the threat of working-class disaffection.
Definition of sectarianism in US English:
sectarianism
nounsɛkˈtɛriəˌnɪzəmsekˈterēəˌnizəm
Excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion.
a plan of action to deal with racism and sectarianism
Example sentencesExamples
- He should seize this opportunity to introduce the subject of sectarianism to the school curricula.
- The political dynamic of the peace process itself has a proportionally inverse impact on the wide spectrum of unionist sectarianism.
- His political career would be dogged by the reputation for pugnacious sectarianism he acquired in the 1930s.
- The legislation will see increased sentences for crimes motivated by sectarianism or bigotry.
- Religion is not talk or doctrines or theories, nor is it sectarianism.
- The virulence of sectarianism here remains a major threat to the newly devolved institutions.
- Without any traditional political answers to the new era, loyalism has turned back to sectarianism.
- The gravity of the economic situation meant that the appeasement of sectarianism was not sufficient to deal with the threat of working-class disaffection.
- It was serious, serious, raw sectarianism—without a shadow of doubt.
- A predisposition to sectarianism came to Australia in the mental baggage of many migrants.