🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

sectarisme

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sektarizm

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sectarianism/sɛkˈtɛr.i.ən.ɪ.zəm/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le sectarisme a conduit à des conflits dans la région."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, often leading to conflict or discrimination against others.

    "The region has been plagued by sectarianism, resulting in violence between different religious communities."
  2. 2

    A narrow-minded adherence to the doctrines of a particular sect.

    "His sectarianism prevented him from seeing the value in other perspectives."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sectarianism' originates from the Latin word 'secta', meaning 'a group or faction', combined with the suffix '-ism', which denotes a practice or ideology. It evolved in the 19th century to describe the division and conflict between different religious or political groups.

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