SECTARIAN


Meaning of SECTARIAN in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

religious/sectarian hatred (= hatred between people who belong to different religious groups )

The law makes it an offence to stir up religious hatred.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

conflict

Nevertheless, the moves towards positive change are being frustrated both by threats from right-wing activists, and by sectarian conflicts .

murder

Church leaders hold crisis talks on wave of sectarian murders - see page 6.

They may reduce the risk of attack, but they can not prevent random sectarian murders .

politics

And sectarian politics will continue to breed sectarian violence.

violence

The ferry was packed with refugees fleeing sectarian violence in the Moluccas.

Military governance has not ended sectarian violence or brought a return of foreign investment.

Tyrone on Aug. 5 and in Lisburn on Aug. 24, were also believed to be victims of the sectarian violence .

The sectarian violence of Northern Ireland is a different matter altogether.

Southern states, usually less prone to sectarian violence , were also hit, with many deaths reported from Karnataka and Kerala.

More than 4,000 people have died there in the past four years in a catalogue of political, ethnic and sectarian violence .

And sectarian politics will continue to breed sectarian violence .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

By Thursday, an embittered and outraged Northern Ireland seemed headed again toward sectarian combat.

Church leaders hold crisis talks on wave of sectarian murders - see page 6.

Each suspected the other of seeking a sectarian platform, and each perpetually undermined the other.

He knew, as we all know, that educating children in sectarian schools divides the community.

In future the only option is partisan struggle, Nizan was not simply playing the role of orthodox sectarian militant.

In return, there has been a growing incidence of sectarian attacks from the loyalist paramilitaries.

They may reduce the risk of attack, but they can not prevent random sectarian murders.

Tyrone on Aug. 5 and in Lisburn on Aug. 24, were also believed to be victims of the sectarian violence.

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