Vocabulary
Sectarian
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
rigidly following the doctrines of a sect or other group.
Urdu meaning
فرقہ وارانہ، فرقہ پرست، خاص جماعت کا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Meanwhile, Tel Aviv is trying to stir up sectarian trouble inside Lebanon, by painting Hezbollah as the source of Lebanon`s troubles, thereby attempting to pit the country`s other communities against the Shia population.
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Lebanon talks
— 2026-04-16
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Externally design-ed programmes have weak community ownership often due to ethnic and sectarian diversity and poor grassroots participation.
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Fighting radicalism
— 2026-04-14
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Yet Iran is not a religiously sectarian society.
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Choking on their own venom
— 2026-04-07
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At the same time, Iran, too, has deep cultural and historical links with this country; getting involved can negatively affect Pakistan`s internal sectarian dynamics.
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Crisis meeting
— 2026-03-28
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As it is, the worsening economic situation and the people`s anger will feed into the mood against the government.More serious is the sectarian situation.
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Spillover from Iran
— 2026-03-10
Synonyms
factional, schismatic, cliquish, clannish, partisan, parti pris, denominational, doctrinaire,
Antonyms
tolerant, liberal, broad-minded,
Curator example
“the sectarian Bolshevism advocated by Moscow”
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