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sec·ta·ry
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noun,
plural
sec·ta·ries.
1.
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
2.
a Protestant of nonconformist denomination, especially a minor one.
3.
a person zealously devoted to a particular sect.
Origin:
1550–60;
<
Medieval Latin
sectārius,
equivalent to
sect
(
a
)
sect
+
-ārius
-ary
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sectary
(ˈsɛktərɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-taries
1.
a member of a sect, esp a person who belongs to a religious sect that is regarded as heretical or schismatic
2.
a person excessively devoted to a particular sect
3.
a member of a Nonconformist denomination, esp one that is small
[C16: from Medieval Latin
sectārius,
from Latin
secta
sect
]
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