sectarian
narrowly confined or limited in interest, purpose, scope, etc.
Origin of sectarian
1Other words from sectarian
- sec·tar·i·an·ly, adverb
- un·sec·tar·i·an, adjective
Words Nearby sectarian
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How to use sectarian in a sentence
An investigation by the campaign group Global Witness last year showed that they were able to get inflammatory adverts approved on Facebook to target individuals in Northern Ireland across the sectarian divide at a time of heightened tensions.
We're Dangerously Close to Giving Big Tech Control Of Our Thoughts | Susie Alegre | June 29, 2022 | TimeThe bellwether state has long reflected broader sectarian tensions, and the upcoming polls coincide with the midway point of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term in office.
What Elections in India's Most Populous State Could Mean for Narendra Modi | Sanya Mansoor | February 9, 2022 | TimeInspired by his “success,” chief ministers in other BJP-ruled states have been trying to emulate his unabashed authoritarian-sectarian model of governance.
India's Farmers Have Forced Modi to Retreat But He Will Be Back, With More Religious Polarization | Debasish Roy Chowdhury | November 24, 2021 | TimeNothing is more dangerous and or more likely to stoke sectarian violence.
I Fled Gaza But My Family Remains. Will the U.S. Step Up and Help Them? | Jehad al-Saftawi | May 18, 2021 | TimeBloodlands, a four-part BBC crime drama that broke ratings records in Northern Ireland and has since been renewed for a second season, awakens the ghosts of that sectarian violence.
This led to the formation of a Christian militant group to counter the rebels, and all-out sectarian violence exploded.
After the Iranian Revolution, discrimination took on a sectarian flavor.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTsectarian strife now empowers the civil wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen and Al Qaedaism flourishes in the chaos.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the U.S. does nothing, the Arab world will continue its slide into sectarian bigotry, political repression, and madness.
To Beat ISIS, the Arab World Must Promote Political and Religious Reforms | Rula Jebreal | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe war back then was clearly becoming more sectarian and Islamic—the trajectory was obvious.
Who Are These ‘Moderate’ Syrians Obama Wants to Pit Against ISIS? | Jamie Dettmer | September 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey called themselves by no sectarian name, nor could they have told to what “party” they belonged.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarShe describes him as a dangerous sectarian, a veritable sorcerer, and the evil genius of one of her own relatives.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteThis sectarian policy has borne bitter fruit in Ireland, in the alienation of a great mass of the Irish people.
History of Prince Edward Island | Duncan CampbellLet him sit with me here any night on my housetop and he will see the sad effects of sectarian reform and newspaper hysteria.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | VariousBunyan had a perfect wealth of sectarian scurrility at his command.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
British Dictionary definitions for sectarian
/ (sɛkˈtɛərɪən) /
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
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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