sectarianism

noun

Definition of sectarianismnext
as in bigotry
stubborn or intolerant adherence to one's opinions or prejudices an ideological sectarianism that prevented the political party from ever being anything more than a fringe group

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  1. bigotry
  2. dogmatism
  3. parochialism
  4. intolerance
  5. illiberalism
  6. partisanship
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  • Pro-democracy advocates all over the world watched with disappointment and alarm as Trump took the former course, plumbing the depths of bigotry and fear, and vowing to take vengeance.
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Hanks’s natural likability attacked that bigotry directly, and for that the performance remains incredibly meaningful.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of bigotry
Noun
  • Playing a Good Hand George P. Shultz rescued the Reagan administration from its dogmatism.
    Robert W. Tucker, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
  • This statement in part reflects, perhaps, her intolerance of intellectual dogmatism.
    Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Definition of dogmatism
Noun
  • But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.
    Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Europe’s parochialism and military weakness may make the region a poor partner for the United States in global affairs, but the continent itself is no longer a security problem, which is a huge advance on the past.
    Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
Definition of parochialism
Noun
  • The cause of fructose intolerance depends on the specific type.
    Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 1 Nov. 2024
  • An intolerance for difference in some people pushes the child away more, further isolating them.
    Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of intolerance
Noun
  • In the United States, the presidential election is shaping up to be a contest between two candidates who have different versions of economic illiberalism.
    Macy Scheck, National Review, 26 June 2024
  • India’s growing power also brings into sharper relief a fundamental conundrum for the West: How to square the strategic imperatives of partnership with an accelerating Indian illiberalism that fuels transnational repression—including some allegedly carried out on Western soil.
    Michael Kugelman, TIME, 5 June 2024
Definition of illiberalism
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  • Some foreign reporters have honed in on not only the divides between Trump and Harris, but individual lawmakers, at a time when the increasing partisanship is impacting foreign policy.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Embracing Trump Major public companies and CEOs in the U.S., particularly those that sell products to the general public, typically avoid overt political partisanship to avoid alienating potential customers.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of partisanship
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