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unsectarian

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sec⋅tar⋅i⋅an

[sek-tair-ee-uhn]
–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


sec⋅tar⋅i⋅an⋅ly, adverb
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unsectarian

adjective
not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell [syn: nonsectarian] [ant: sectarian
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