sec·tar·i·an /sekˈteəriən $ -ˈter-/ adjectiveadj1 sectarian violence/conflict/murder etc RRviolence etc that is related to the strong feelings of people who belong to different religious groups 教派之間的暴力/沖突/謀殺等people on both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland 北愛爾蘭兩個宗教派系的人
2 American EnglishAmERR supporting a particular religious group and its beliefs 宗派的,教派的 —sectarianism noun [uncountableU]