Word: sectism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sect
ism
Definition: Devotion to a sect.
Morphemes:
Affix: sect
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sequi
Language: la
Decoded: sequi
Meaning: to follow
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.