sectarianism

English

sectarianism (countable and uncountable, plural sectarianisms)

Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.
(politics) 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.

rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination

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