sectarianism
noun/sekˈteəriənɪzəm/
/sekˈteriənɪzəm/
[uncountable] (often disapproving)- strong support for one particular religious or political group, especially when this leads to violence between different groups
- reports of a rise in religious and ethnic sectarianism
- victims of sectarianism
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