sectarianisms
Narrow group loyalties
Sectarianisms is the plural of sectarianism—rigid adherence to a particular sect, faction, or group, especially in religion or politics.
The term emphasizes narrow-minded devotion to one's own group combined with hostility toward others: The country's various sectarianisms have made unity impossible.
Multiple sectarianisms may coexist and clash within a single society or region.
Devotion to religious subdivisions
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
fundamentalism · exclusivism · dogmatism · fanaticism · zealotry · creed · doctrine · cult
In-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- divisionSplitting into parts
ideology · extremism · nationalism · communalism · separatism · balkanization · identity politics · bloc
denominationalism
Devotion to religious subdivisions
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
orthodoxy · fundamentalism · exclusivism · dogmatism · fanaticism · zealotry · creed · doctrine · cult · splinter group
tribalism
In-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
division · ideology · extremism · nationalism · communalism · separatism · balkanization · identity politics · bloc · party loyalty
communalism
Group-centered social organization
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- casteInherited social division
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
kinship · bloodline · in-group · out-group · partition · riots · violence · discrimination · prejudice · ethnic cleansing
sectarianismsecumenism
Movement toward religious unity
ecumenicalism · interfaith dialogue · religious unity · church unity · nonsectarianism
sectarianismsuniversalism
Doctrine of total reconciliation
cosmopolitanism · catholicity · broad-mindedness · inclusiveness · humanism