sectarianism
sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
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How to use sectarianism in a sentence
The West says far too little about the cancer of sectarianism.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLate last month he published a paper called “Beyond sectarianism: The New Middle East Cold War.”
This from a regime that never shies from accusing other countries of stoking “sectarianism.”
Most Lebanese parties are genuinely trying to avoid an epidemic of sectarianism.
Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'? | Hussein Ibish | August 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDiplomats fear the al‐Qaeda infiltration will feed off—and add to—destabilizing sectarianism sparked by the conflict in Syria.
Nonconformity is, no doubt, amenable to the reproach of undue sectarianism and unnecessary division.
The "godless schools" exist only in the minds of those who for purposes of dispute and sectarianism decree them so.
The Minister and the Boy | Allan HobenIt never has taken the smug attitude of sectarianism, a placid self-satisfaction with its own perfection.
Our Lady Saint Mary | J. G. H. BarryI have become so sick, my friends, of this miserable sectarianism, that I wish it could all be swept away.
Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study | Dwight MoodyThe dogmatism of the medical college, and of most scientific associations, rivals that of theological sectarianism.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 | Various
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