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I. sec·tar·ian [sekˈteəriən, Am -ˈteri-] ADJ
1. sectarian (relating to dissenting religious group):
2. sectarian (relating to denomination):
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The riots came after weeks of sectarian disputes and have been condemned by most people on both sides of the conflict.
en.wikipedia.org Pierce never lost sight of politics during his travels, commenting regularly on the nation's growing sectarian conflict.
en.wikipedia.org The uprising has sectarian undertones, though neither faction in the conflict has described sectarianism as playing a major role.
en.wikipedia.org This system is intended to deter sectarian conflict and attempts to fairly represent the demographic distribution of the 18 recognized religious groups in government.
en.wikipedia.org Influenced by white missionaries, the members of the different denominations became strictly sectarian in their practice.
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www.vatican.va I believe that the spiritual radiation from the Second Vatican Council among you, and the authentic spirit and the living Tradition of the Orthodox Church among us have a stronger effect than does the spirit of sectarian parochialism.
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Ich glaube, dass die geistliche Ausstrahlung des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils unter Ihnen und der authentische Geist sowie die lebendige Tradition der orthodoxen Kirche unter uns eine stärkere Wirkung haben als sektiererisches Kirchturmdenken.
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www.mohr.de The Dead Sea Scrolls include many texts that were produced by a sectarian movement (and also many that were not).
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Die Schriftrollen vom Toten Meer enthalten viele Texte, die von einer sektiererischen Bewegung verfasst wurden (aber auch viele, bei denen dies nicht so war).
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schaexpir.at A courageous statement for the individual and against all sectarian forms of society.
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Ein mutiges Plädoyer für das Individuum und gegen jegliche sektiererische Gesellschaftsformen.
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www.info-nordirland.de In the police Land Rover he suffered sectarian abuse and was batoned by an officer who threatened to have the youth shot by the LVF.
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Im Polizei Land Rover wurde er ein Opfer sektiererischer Verhöhnung und wurde von einem Offizier, der ihm androhte, ihn von der LVF erschießen zu lassen, mit einem Knüppel geschlagen.
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www.local.ch Let me begin by saying something important: we also go to McDonald's. We're not the sectarian types who say, «You have to eat this way!» We simply believe that there is room for a more conscious way of eating.
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Wir sind nicht sektiererisch und sagen: «Du musst dich so ernähren!», sondern wir haben das Gefühl, dass es Platz hat für eine bewusstere Ernährung.