1. The rigid adherence to a particular school of thought, ideology, or intellectual movement, often accompanied by the dismissal or intolerance of alternative viewpoints and perspectives.
The professor's intellectual sectarianism prevented him from considering valid arguments from competing theories.
O sectarismo intelectual do professor impediu que ele considerasse argumentos válidos de teorias concorrentes.
2. A narrow-minded approach to academic or philosophical discourse characterized by dogmatism and resistance to interdisciplinary dialogue.
Intellectual sectarianism within the department created divisions among researchers from different methodological backgrounds.
O sectarismo intelectual dentro do departamento criou divisões entre pesquisadores de diferentes origens metodológicas.