# sectarianism

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɛkˈtɛɹ.i.ən.ɪz.əm/ · frequency rank #49,039

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

## Etymology
From sectarian + -ism.

## Common misspellings (18)
`esctarianism`, `scetarianism`, `secatrianism`, `secctarianism`, `sectairanism`, `sectarainism`, `sectariainsm`, `sectarianims`, `sectarianismm`, `sectarianissm`, `sectariannism`, `sectariansim`, `sectarinaism`, `sectarrianism`, `sectraianism`, `secttarianism`, `setcarianism`, `ssectarianism`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sectarianism