sectarian

sectarian
I. adjective Date: 1649 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian 2. limited in character or scope ; parochialsectarianism noun II. noun Date: 1819 1. an adherent of a sect 2. a narrow or bigoted person

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  • Sectarian — Sec*ta ri*an, a. 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sectarian — [adj] narrow minded, exclusive bigoted, clannish, cliquish, dissident, doctrinaire, dogmatic, factional, fanatic, fanatical, hidebound, insular, limited, local, nonconforming, nonconformist, parochial, partisan, provincial, rigid, schismatic,… …   New thesaurus

  • sectarian — ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerning or deriving from a sect or sects. 2) carried out on the grounds of membership of a sect or other group: sectarian killings. ► NOUN ▪ a member or follower of a sect. DERIVATIVES sectarianism noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Sectarian — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sectarian — index heretic, one sided, parochial, partisan (adjective), partisan (noun), specific Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …   Law dictionary

  • sectarian — (adj.) 1640s, originally applied by Presbyterians to Independents, from M.L. sectarius, from secta (see SECT (Cf. sect)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • sectarian — *heretic, schismatic, dissenter, nonconformist Analogous words: *enthusiast, zealot, fanatic, bigot …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sectarian — [sek ter′ē ən] adj. [< SECTARY + AN] 1. of or characteristic of a sect 2. devoted to, or prejudiced in favor of, some sect 3. narrow minded; limited; parochial n. 1. Obs. an apostate from an established church …   English World dictionary

  • sectarian — [[t]sekte͟əriən[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Sectarian means resulting from the differences between different religions. He was the fifth person to be killed in sectarian violence last week... The police said the murder was sectarian. ...both sides of the …   English dictionary

  • sectarian — sec|tar|i|an [sekˈteəriən US ˈter ] adj 1.) sectarian violence/conflict/murder etc violence etc that is related to the strong feelings of people who belong to different religious groups ▪ people on both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sectarian — sec|tar|i|an [ sek teriən ] adjective 1. ) caused by disagreements among people from different religious groups: sectarian violence/killing/hatred etc.: Sectarian violence poses a real threat to the stability of the country. 2. ) taking one side… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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