Meaning

4 senses
  1. Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

    We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.

    sektiererisch, Sekten-

    секта́нтскийsektántskij

    of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects

  2. Dogmatic or partisan.

    parteiisch, dogmatisch

    секта́нтскийsektántskij

  3. Parochial or narrow-minded.

    engstirnig, beschränkt, eng

    секта́нтскийsektántskij

  4. Bigoted.

    voreingenommen, eifernd, bigott

    секта́нтскийsektántskij

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Lebanon's root problem lies in its sectarian politics.

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  2. Lebanon needs to get rid of its sectarian system.

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  3. Sectarian violence is an unwelcome reality for the city's population.

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  4. The now ubiquitous occurrence of sectarian violence is the product of growing tensions between the country's different ethnic groups.

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  5. Jihadist and sectarian violence has increased in Mali.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
of, or relating to a sect:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
of, or relating to a sect:
dogmatic or partisan:
parochial or narrow-minded:
bigoted:

Origin

From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is se

From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is sect + -arian.

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