sectarian
narrowly confined or limited in interest, purpose, scope, etc.
Origin of sectarian
1Other words from sectarian
- sec·tar·i·an·ly, adverb
- un·sec·tar·i·an, adjective
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How to use sectarian in a sentence
How vain, how arrogant the babblings of the sectarians who tell us that the book of revelation is forever closed!
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardThe glory which the sectarians seek is quite unstable, because it rests in the whim of people.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians | Martin LutherThese modern sectarians incessantly oppose association to actual society.
Essays on Political Economy | Frederic BastiatThe peculiar religious devotions of the sectarians still left them time to cultivate their inclination for literature and music.
Our Foreigners | Samuel P. OrthThe stranger smiled and took the hands stretched out to him in passing by several of the different sectarians who used the Temple.
The Leatherwood God | William Dean Howells
British Dictionary definitions for sectarian
/ (sɛkˈtɛərɪən) /
of, belonging or relating to, or characteristic of sects or sectaries
adhering to a particular sect, faction, or doctrine
narrow-minded, esp as a result of rigid adherence to a particular sect
a member of a sect or faction, esp one who is bigoted in his adherence to its doctrines or in his intolerance towards other sects, etc
Derived forms of sectarian
- sectarianism, noun
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