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sectarian

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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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