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sectarianism in Arabic

طَائِفِيَّة ṭāʔifiyya

UK/sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/

sectarianism in Arabic: طَائِفِيَّة (ṭāʔifiyya). In English, sectarianism means rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.

Arabic words for sectarianism

rigid adherence to a particular sect, party or denomination
طَائِفِيَّة ṭāʔifiyya

English meaning of sectarianism

  1. noun Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.
  2. noun A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects.

Full definition of sectarianism

sectarianism in a sentence

  • They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.
  • In Lebanese sectarianism, one half of the members of parliament are Christians and the other half are Muslims.

sectarianism in other languages

Questions about sectarianism in Arabic

What is the meaning of sectarianism in Arabic?
Sectarianism in Arabic is طَائِفِيَّة (ṭāʔifiyya).
ما معنى كلمة sectarianism؟
Sectarianism: طَائِفِيَّة (ṭāʔifiyya).
What does sectarianism mean in English?
Sectarianism means rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party.

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