sectarian divisions
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsectariananddivision
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sectarian
adjective
uk/sekˈteə.ri.ən/us/sekˈter.i.ən/
caused by or feeling very strong support for the religious or political group that you are a member of, in a way that can cause problems with ...
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division
noun
uk/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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And if there is no ' shared rule of faith across sectarian divisions ', then there is no shared rule for accumulating reliable beliefs about the divine.
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There is no shared rule of faith across sectarian divisions.
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Unlike science, then, which is bound by universally approved modes of investigation and enquiry, theology lacks any ' shared rule of faith across sectarian divisions ' (163).
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In this manner, what started as a legitimate socio-economic grievance that could have created a new multireligious social movement was diverted into senseless violence that only intensified sectarian divisions.
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The physical unrest and deep sectarian divisions create problems beyond my experience.
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We have political divisions and quite acute religious and sectarian divisions, but our society is much more socio-economically egalitarian.
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We all know of the deep sectarian divisions in society there.
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But it rightly desires that the school should assist the solidarity of the nation and not tend to stereotype and even exacerbate its sectarian divisions.
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They would go private in ways that would reinforce and worsen the sectarian divisions.
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To give statistics about victims by religion would exacerbate sectarian divisions.
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There have been suggestions that monitoring will reinforce or introduce sectarian divisions.
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At present prejudice is rife, and sectarian divisions and bitterness abound.
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It fought about the border and sectarian divisions.
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Military activity was seen as counterproductive since its effect was to further entrench the sectarian divisions.
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