sectarian | ||
1. | [ adjective ] (religion) belonging to or characteristic of a sect | |
Examples: | "a sectarian mind" "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook "sectarian squabbles in psychology" |
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Related terms: | nonsectarian narrow-minded denominational | |
2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects | |
Examples: | "sectarian differences" |
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Related terms: | faction | |
3. | [ noun ] a member of a sect | |
Synonyms: | sectary sectarist | |
Examples: | "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" |
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Related terms: | bigot | |
Similar spelling: |
sectarianism sectarist sectary sectorial sea_star Sester sector Sectral |