sectarian

adjective
🔊/sekˈteəriən/
🔊/sekˈteriən/
[usually before noun] (often disapproving)
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  1. connected with the differences that exist between groups of people who have different religious views(宗教)教派的,派性的
    • sectarian attacks/violence教派攻击/暴力活动
    • attempts to break down the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland旨在消除北爱尔兰的宗教派系分歧的努力
    opposite non-sectarianTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySectarian is used with these nouns:
    • conflict
    • divide
    • division
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from sectary + -an, reinforced by sect.