English-Spanish translations for sectarianism

• sectarismo
  La explosión del sectarismo iría en detrimento de todos en Kosovo. The explosion of sectarianism would be to the detriment of all in Kosovo.
  Emerge una Palestina dividida en dos Estados, acribillada por la violencia, el sectarismo y el miedo, mientras se aleja cada vez más una solución al conflicto basada en dos Estados. A two-state Palestine is emerging, riddled by violence, sectarianism and fear, while a two-state solution to the conflict is moving further away.
  Desgraciadamente, el diálogo constructivo motivado por este objetivo común ha dado lugar a un sectarismo propio de otros lugares. It is unfortunate that the constructive dialogue motivated by this common goal has given way to a sectarianism more commonly found elsewhere.

Definition of sectarianism

• Rigid adherence to a particular sect, denomination, ideology, or party
• A political system in which power is shared among religious sects based on a constitutional formula distributing public offices among these sects

Examples

• They were discussing sectarianism between Shias and Sunnis.
• In Lebanese sectarianism, one half of the members of parliament are Christians and the other half are Muslims.

Related words

• sectarian
• nonsectarian
• nonsectarianism
• sectarianly