sectarianism
(noun)
Rigid adherence to a particular sect, party, or denomination.
Examples of sectarianism in the following topics:
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Sect
- Wherever people of different religions live in close proximity to each other, religious sectarianism can often be found in varying forms and degrees.
- In some areas, religious sectarians (for example Protestant and Catholic Christians in the United States) now exist peacefully side-by-side for the most part.
- Wherever people of different religions live in close proximity to each other, religious sectarianism can often be found in varying forms and degrees.
- The ideological underpinnings of attitudes and behaviors labeled as sectarian are extraordinarily varied.
- Sectarian violence refers to violence inspired by sectarianism.
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The Church-Sect Typology
- Interestingly, leaders of sectarian movements (i.e., the formation of a new sect) tend to come from a lower socio-economic class than the members of the parent denomination, a component of sect development that is not entirely understood.