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sec⋅tar⋅i⋅an

  [sek-tair-ee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to sectaries or sects.
2. narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect.
3. narrowly confined or limited in interest, purpose, scope, etc.
–noun
4. a member of a sect.
5. a bigoted or narrow-minded adherent of a sect.
Origin:
1640–50; sectary + -an

Related forms:
sec⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ly, adverb
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sec·tar·i·an   (sěk-târ'ē-ən)   
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.
sec·tar'i·an·ism n.
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Sectarian

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.

Sectarian

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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Language Translation for : sectarian
Spanish: sectario,
German: Sekten-…,
Japanese: 党派心の強い
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