SECTARIANISM

/sekˈteəɹi.ənɪzəm/
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Definition

/sekˈteəɹi.ənɪzəm/
noun
  1. Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
    “They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.”
  2. A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects
    “In Lebanese sectarianism, one half of the members of parliament are Christians and the other half are Muslims.”

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