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sectarian definition

sec·tar·ian (sek ter′ē ən)

adjective

  1. of or characteristic of a sect
  2. devoted to, or prejudiced in favor of, some sect
  3. narrow-minded; limited; parochial

Etymology: < sectary + -an

noun

  1. Obsolete an apostate from an established church
  2. a member of any religious sect
  3. a person who is blindly and narrow-mindedly devoted to a sect

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