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Sectarianism   /sɛktˈɛriənˌɪzəm/   Listen
Sectarianism

noun
1.
A narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination.  Synonym: denominationalism.





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"Sectarianism" Quotes from Famous Books



... Reformed Kirk did their best to take the place of the former guardians and kindly benefactors of the poor, but their funds were scanty; the old wealth had fallen into tenacious hands; and schism and sectarianism finally necessitated the transfer of the care of the poor from ...
— Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys • Dugald Butler and Herbert Story
... to his Creator, not sectarianism—was scrupulously taught, and Sunday morning found the family alive in preparations for attending religious service at Zion or Trinity, as it might happen to be the first or the fourth Sunday of the month. From this duty none were exempt from the least to the greatest. The pastor was the friend ...
— Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia) • Various


Words linked to "Sectarianism" :   narrow-mindedness, narrowness, denominationalism


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