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sectarism

sectarism noun: sectarianism.

Noun

sectarism (plural sectarisms)

  1. (obsolete) sectarianism

Forms of sectarism

pluralsectarisms

Origin of sectarism

From sectar(y) + -ism. By surface analysis, sect + -arism.

Questions about sectarism

What does sectarism mean?
Sectarism means sectarianism.
What part of speech is sectarism?
Sectarism is a noun.
What is the plural of sectarism?
The plural of sectarism is sectarisms.

Words near sectarism in the dictionary

  1. sectarianizes
  2. sectarianizing
  3. sectarianly
  4. sectarians
  5. sectaries
  6. sectarism
  7. sectarisms
  8. sectarist
  9. sectarists
  10. sectary
  11. sectator

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