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sectarian

[sek-tair-ee-uhn]

adjective

  1. of or relating to sectaries or sects.

  2. narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect.

  3. narrowly confined or limited in interest, purpose, scope, etc.



noun

  1. a member of a sect.

  2. a bigoted or narrow-minded adherent of a sect.

sectarian

/ ɛˈɛəɪə /

adjective

  1. of, belonging or relating to, or characteristic of sects or sectaries

  2. adhering to a particular sect, faction, or doctrine

  3. narrow-minded, esp as a result of rigid adherence to a particular sect

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a member of a sect or faction, esp one who is bigoted in his adherence to its doctrines or in his intolerance towards other sects, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • sectarianly adverb
  • unsectarian adjective
  • ˈٲˌ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sectarian1

First recorded in 1640–50; sectary + -an
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As a result, the sectarian world is going up in flames.

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The "full force of the law" must be applied to those involved in sectarian intimidation of some families in north Belfast, the First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said.

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Defenders of church-state separation had argued that charter schools by law were public, not “sectarian” or religious.

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Although Sharaa has promised to do that, the country has been rocked by two waves of deadly sectarian violence in recent months.

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The country was in the grip of sectarian bloodshed between Jews and Arab Palestinians after three decades of colonial rule by Britain, which had announced its intention to pull out.

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