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