Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sectarianism

/sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: sec-tar-i-an-ism
IPA: /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis."
"Our conversation is in French, since he downplays his ability to speak English “out of sectarianism”."
"In Lebanese sectarianism, one half of the members of parliament are Christians and the other half are Muslims."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sectarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sectarianism From sectarian + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/
British English: /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sectarianisms (plural)

Derived Forms

unsectarianism

Phrases

anti-sectarianism

Synonyms

denominationalism

Rhymes With

authoritarianism totalitarianism egalitarianism agrarianism antidisestablishmentarianism

Questions

How do you pronounce sectarianism?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/.
What does sectarianism mean?: Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
Where does sectarianism come from?: Etymology tree English sectarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English sectarianism From sectarian + -ism.

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