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.

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

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

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

  5. Jihadist and sectarian violence has increased in Mali.

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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