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Antonyms for sectarianism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sek-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : sɛkˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm



Definition of sectarianism

Origin :
  • 1670s, "disposition to petty sects in opposition to things established" [Johnson]; see sectarian + -ism.
  • As in racism : noun prejudice against an ethnic group
  • As in bigotry : noun intolerance, prejudice
  • As in heresy : noun unorthodox opinion, especially in religious matters
Example sentences :
  • It is sectarianism, and not religion, which would Dress every man alike.
  • Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver
  • This is not synonymous with sectarianism, creeds, dogmas or ceremonies.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various
  • We need less of the fanatics of sectarianism and more of the unifying mind.
  • Extract from : « Liberalism » by L. T. Hobhouse
  • Let the child believe anything or nothing, so as it is not some form of "sectarianism."
  • Extract from : « Public School Education » by Michael Mller
  • Perhaps no man was ever more free from sectarianism than George Whitefield.
  • Extract from : « George Whitefield » by Joseph Belcher
  • "And as often free of preachers, as of sectarianism, it seems," said he.
  • Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
  • No; it is your naturism that is "narrowness and sectarianism."
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • The spirit of sectarianism has been hitherto our fault, and the cause of our failures.
  • Extract from : « Biographia Literaria » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • This is the secret of much of the isolation and sectarianism of modern Churches.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians » by G. G. Findlay
  • Being by temperament averse to sectarianism, I did not dispute the point with her.
  • Extract from : « Miss Cayley's Adventures » by Grant Allen

Synonyms for sectarianism

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