[ noun ] a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination <noun.cognition> he condemned religious sectarianism
Sectarianism \Sec*ta"ri*an*ism\, n. The quality or character of a sectarian; devotion to the interests of a party; excess of partisan or denominational zeal; adherence to a separate church organization.
Under the peace plan presented by the Arab mediators, sectarianism would be abolished gradually as law and order were restored.
He also wrote to them to defend the Dublin working classes from the charge of fecklessness and the IRA from that of sectarianism.
We have inherited a very bitter legacy of sectarianism and of ethnic violence.
Both parties claim to offer the best deal on jobs. Glasgow has a history of sectarianism and Govan has slightly more Protestant voters than Catholic.
Chirac remarked on what he called Mitterrand's "language of rare violence and sectarianism that risked setting the French against one another."
The heavily government influenced media has swung into action. 'Let us not waste any more time on the narrow sectarianism preached by ambitious and self seeking politicians,' said Dr Mahathir in an election message to Sabah voters.