sectarianism

Plural: sectarianisms

Noun

• a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination
  • "he condemned religious 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

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

Synonyms

denominationalism