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Meaning of 'sectarian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sectarian [ n.]
- Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.
- One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state.

Meaning of 'sectarian' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sectarian [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a member of a sect
Example in sentence:
  • most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect
2 . sectarian [ a]
Meaning (2):
- belonging to or characteristic of a sect
Example in sentence:
  • a sectarian mind;
  • sectarian squabbles in psychology;
  • the negations of sectarian ideology
Meaning (3):
- of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects
Example in sentence:
  • sectarian differences

Nearby Words:

secale secancy secant secco secede seceded seceder seceding secern secerned

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