sectarian

Definition of Sectarian in English :

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Noun

1. sectarian, sectarist, sectary

a member of a sect

Example Sentences:
'most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect'

Adjective

2. sectarian

of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects

Example Sentences:
'sectarian differences'

3. sectarian

belonging to or characteristic of a sect

Example Sentences:
'a sectarian mind'
'the negations of sectarian ideology'
'sectarian squabbles in psychology'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sectarian

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adjective

1.

of, belonging or relating to, or characteristic of sects or sectaries

2.

adhering to a particular sect, faction, or doctrine

3.

narrow-minded, esp as a result of rigid adherence to a particular sect

noun

4.

a member of a sect or faction, esp one who is bigoted in adhering to its doctrines or is intolerant towards other sects, etc

Sectarian

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adjective

1.

of or characteristic of a sect

2.

devoted to, or prejudiced in favor of, some sect

3.

narrow-minded; limited; parochial

noun

4. Obsolete

an apostate from an established church

5.

a member of any religious sect

6.

a person who is blindly and narrow-mindedly devoted to a sect

Sectarian

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adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect.

2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan.

3. Narrow-minded; parochial.

n.

1. A member of a sect.

2. One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint.

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