Meaning of SECTARIAN
| Pronunciation: | | sek'tehreeun
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- [n] a member of a sect who is intolerant of the views of any other sect
- [adj] belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
- [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences"
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| | Synonyms: | | denominational, narrow-minded, partisan |
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| | Antonyms: | | nonsectarian, unsectarian | | |
| | See Also: | | bigot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Sec*ta"ri*an\, 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.
\Sec*ta"ri*an\, n.
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.
Syn: See {Heretic}.
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