sectarian

[US]/sek'teərɪən/

[UK]/sɛk'tɛrɪən/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. of or relating to sects or denominations

sectarian violence

sectarian conflict

guard against sectarian tendencies

the sectarian Bolshevism advocated by Moscow.

among the sectarian offshoots of Ismailism were the Druze of Lebanon.

they are believed to be responsible for the recent sectarian killings of Catholics.

sectarian violence erupted in the region

The country is torn apart by sectarian conflicts

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