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Sectarian

Sectarian Meaning & Definition
Sectarian Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sectarian?

[n] a member of a sect who is intolerant of the views of any other sect
[adj] belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sectarian: denominational | narrow-minded | partisan

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See Also | bigot

Sectarian In Webster's Dictionary

\Sec*ta"ri*an\, n. Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.
\Sec*ta"ri*an\, n. One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state. Syn: See {Heretic}.

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