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sec⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ism

  [sek-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, esp. in religion.
Origin:
1810–20; sectarian + -ism
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sec·tar·i·an   (sěk-târ'ē-ən)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect.

  2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan.

  3. Narrow-minded; parochial.

n.  

  1. A member of a sect.

  2. One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint.

sec·tar'i·an·ism n.
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