sectarian
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- narrow-minded, bigoted, doctrinaire, dogmatic, factional, fanatical, limited, parochial, partisan
[noun]
Synonyms:
- bigot, dogmatist, extremist, fanatic, partisan, zealot

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Antonyms: nonsectarian
Contrasted words: unified, united
Related Words: splinter

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sec‧tar‧i‧an /sekˈteəriən $ -ˈter-/ adjective

1. sectarian violence/conflict/murder etc violence etc that is related to the strong feelings of people who belong to different religious groups:
people on both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland

2. American English supporting a particular religious group and its beliefs:
a sectarian school
—sectarianism noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲