denoting or concerning a sect or sects 宗派的;教派的 among the sectarian offshoots of Ismailism were the Druze of Lebanon. 穆斯林伊斯玛仪派分支中有黎巴嫩的德鲁士派。 ■(of an action) carried out on the grounds of membership of a sect, denomination, or other group (行动)宗派(性)的 they are believed to be responsible for the recent sectarian killings of Catholics. 据信他们对最近因教派纷争杀害天主教徒事件负有责任。 ■rigidly following the doctrines of a sect or other group 严格遵循教派教义(规章)的;严格遵守团体规章的 the sectarian Bolshevism advocated by Moscow. 莫斯科倡导的严格的布尔什维主义。
noun
a member of a sect 宗派(教派)成员 ■a person who rigidly follows the doctrines of a sect or other group 严格遵循教派教义的人;严格遵守团体规章的人
派生 sectarianism noun sectarianize verb
(亦作 -ise)
语源
mid 17th cent.: from sectary + -an, reinforced by sect