Sectarian (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The sectarian violence in the region has been escalating for months, causing widespread fear and displacement among the population.
- The politician's sectarian rhetoric was criticized for being divisive and inflammatory, and for exacerbating existing tensions between different communities.
- The university's sectarian affiliation was a major factor in its decision to establish a theology department that focused on the study of a particular faith tradition.
- The sectarian divisions within the country's population have made it difficult for the government to implement policies that are acceptable to all groups.
- The historian's study of sectarian movements in the 19th century shed new light on the complex and often fraught relationships between different religious groups during that time.
Related Words
Meaning 2
Belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology".
Classification
All adjective clusters.