nonsectarian

[ non-sek-tair-ee-uhn ]
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adjective
  1. not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.

Origin of nonsectarian

1
First recorded in 1825–35; non- + sectarian

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How to use nonsectarian in a sentence

  • Parents were suspicious of a non-sectarian school, the idea of which was so contrary to that of the traditional church-school.

    History of Education | Levi Seeley
  • With the exception of the divinity school, the institution is non-sectarian and has about 8,700 students of both sexes.

British Dictionary definitions for nonsectarian

nonsectarian

/ (ˌnɒnsɛkˈtɛərɪən) /


adjective
  1. not narrow-minded, esp as a result of rigid adherence to a particular sect; broad-minded

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