sectarian

About 1.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

   We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.

2. adjective Dogmatic or partisan.
3. adjective Parochial or narrow-minded.
4. adjective Bigoted.
5. noun A member of a sect.
6. noun A bigot.

Similar words

denominational partisan narrow-minded sect doctrinal cult interfaith religious faith-based interdenominational

Often followed by

and schools violence or groups differences spirit in strife

Word family

sectarianism sectarianisms sectarians