Sectarian Definition

sĕk-târē-ən
adjective
Of or characteristic of a sect.
Webster's New World
Devoted to, or prejudiced in favor of, some sect.
Webster's New World
Narrow-minded; limited; parochial.
Webster's New World
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noun
An apostate from an established church.
Webster's New World
A member of any religious sect.
Webster's New World
One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint.
American Heritage
A person who is blindly and narrow-mindedly devoted to a sect.
Webster's New World

A bigot.

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Other Word Forms of Sectarian

Noun

Singular:
sectarian
Plural:
sectarians

Origin of Sectarian

  • From Medieval Latin sectarius +"Ž -an

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Sectarian Sentence Examples

  • Amana was the strongest in numbers of the few sectarian communities in America which outlived the 19th century.

  • Comparisons were also carried out with subsets of private schools categorized by sectarian affiliation.

  • In the debate, comrade Mc Shane said Red platform comrades were not sectarian.

  • While this was meant to sound conciliatory, the SWP did in fact have deeply sectarian motives.

  • The city of Belfast, however, was periodically convulsed by sectarian rioting.

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