Anti-sunnism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Sunnis uncountable

    "the secularism of the Ba'ath and the supposed anti-Sunnism of Hafiz alAssad"

Example

More examples

"the secularism of the Ba'ath and the supposed anti-Sunnism of Hafiz alAssad"

Etymology

From anti- + Sunni + -ism.

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