sectionalism
noun
sectionalism is spelled S-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sectionalism means “Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sectionalism is sectionalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in sectionalism?
| Letters | 12: S-E-C-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sectionalism?
Sectionalism appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sectionalism
- sectionalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sectionalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Promoting the good of one division, department or subgroup over that of the whole.
- 2
Promoting the good of one region over that of the nation.
Sectionalism is tearing the country apart. Everyone wants the other regions to do the work and pay the taxes while they reap the benefits.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sectionalism come from?
From sectional + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).