Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect.
- adjective Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan.
- adjective Narrow-minded; parochial.
- noun A member of a sect.
- noun One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a sect or sects; peculiar to a sect: as, sectarian interests; sectarian principles.
- That inculcates the particular tenets of a sect: as, sectarian instruction; a. sectarian book.
- Of or pertaining to one who is bigotedly attached to a particular sect; characterized by or characteristic of bigoted attachment to a particular sect or its teachings, interests, etc.
- noun One of a sect; especially, a person who attaches excessive importance or is bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a sect.
- noun Synonyms See
heretic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state.
- adjective Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to a
sect . - adjective
Dogmatic orpartisan . - adjective
Parochial ornarrow-minded . - adjective
Bigoted . - noun A member of a
sect . - noun A
bigot .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects
- noun a member of a sect
- adjective belonging to or characteristic of a sect
Etymologies
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Examples
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The deployment last year of Iraqi troops, who were widely perceived locally as Shi'ite Arab outsiders, prompted the Sunni mayor of Tal Afar to tender his resignation in protest at what he described as a sectarian operation.
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BLITZER: That seems to be a significant -- almost three years into this war, it's not only an insurgency that's undermining the U. S.-led effort, but now it's turning into what he calls sectarian violence.
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But this has to do, partly, with what I call sectarian self-esteem in Lebanon.
Monday, October 31, 2005 As'ad 2005
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Given that Sunnis and Shiites were engaged in sectarian violence that amounted to civil war not three years ago, these developments are not beneficial to what is a very socially fragile state.
Matt Kane: Iraqnophobia: The Political Tornado of American and Iranian Influence in Iraq's Parliament Matt Kane 2010
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U.K. and other foreign troops, and by other Iraqis in sectarian violence, Peter Bagnall, who analyzed the documents for Iraq Body Count, said in an interview.
Website Claims 15,000 Unreported Iraq War Deaths Jeanne Whalen 2010
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Given that Sunnis and Shiites were engaged in sectarian violence that amounted to civil war not three years ago, these developments are not beneficial to what is a very socially fragile state.
Matt Kane: Iraqnophobia: The Political Tornado of American and Iranian Influence in Iraq's Parliament Matt Kane 2010
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I have no interest in trading insults with you however you should look up the word sectarian before you reply.
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Given that Sunnis and Shiites were engaged in sectarian violence that amounted to civil war not three years ago, these developments are not beneficial to what is a very socially fragile state.
Matt Kane: Iraqnophobia: The Political Tornado of American and Iranian Influence in Iraq's Parliament Matt Kane 2010
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Given that Sunnis and Shiites were engaged in sectarian violence that amounted to civil war not three years ago, these developments are not beneficial to what is a very socially fragile state.
Matt Kane: Iraqnophobia: The Political Tornado of American and Iranian Influence in Iraq's Parliament Matt Kane 2010
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He added that he "could not get comfortable" with the way the Pentagon calculated such a steep drop in sectarian violence.
Iraq 2008
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