Sectarian

Definition

sectarian /sek'teǝriǝn/ adj ၁။ ဂိုဏ္းဂဏဆိုင္ရာ။ sectarian violence (ie between members of different religious sects). ၂။ ( derog ) ဂိုဏ္းဂဏစြဲ။ sectarian prejudices/views. ❏ sectarianism /-Çzǝm/ n [U] ( often derog ) ဂိုဏ္းဂဏ စြဲ ဝါဒ။ sectarianism and discrimination in religion.

Examples

1. ‘But
2. after the earliest period
3. sectarian denominations became less and less important.’
4. ‘And like any church
5. Adventism of course has its sectarian movements and offshoots.’
6. ‘With a separatist impulse
7. fundamentalism turned inward; but the sectarian subculture that coalesced was resourceful and vibrant.’
8. ‘One way to avoid any kind of sectarian essentializing leading to religious fanaticism is to read these texts in comparative and inclusive ways.’
9. ‘They have been forced to hire devotees of sectarian Orthodoxy
10. who inevitably influence the religious orientation of their students.’
11. ‘Occasionally
12. sectarian concerns discouraged both Protestants and Catholics from attending branches.’
13. ‘The truth is that the Orange Order can no longer parade in a nakedly sectarian and triumphalist fashion.’
14. ‘Socialist politics are the only way to break down sectarian divisions.’
15. ‘Sadr's decision will also exacerbate sectarian tensions between the Sunni and Shiite elite.’
16. ‘This movement transcended religious and sectarian divisions and was determined to end the US-led occupation.’
17. ‘There is no room for petty insularity and sectarian nonsense - the Scots must see themselves as nimble enough to change and take on the world's best.’
18. ‘Today those closest to our violent past seem to dominate the political landscape and many remain entranced by sectarian concerns.’
19. ‘Well first of all I don't think of religion at all in sectarian terms.’
20. ‘The truth is that Northern Ireland is a state which nurtures sectarian divide and rule.’
21. ‘But it has been pursued with the same sectarian
22. thuggish
23. and ultimately self-defeating spirit.’
24. ‘And the peace process itself entrenches the sectarian division between Protestant and Catholic.’
25. ‘At the Agreement's heart was a Stormont Assembly that institutionalised the sectarian divide.’
26. ‘In northern Iraq
27. sectarian tensions are also escalating in the wake of the referendum.’
28. ‘We can point
29. randomly
30. to instances that fuelled the fire of sectarian hatred.’
31. ‘The demonstration spanned the city's traditional sectarian divide
32. with marchers coming from every area.’