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1sectarian
adjective sec·tar·i·an \sek-ˈter-ē-ən\
: relating to religious or political sects and the differences between them
Full Definition of SECTARIAN
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
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First Known Use of SECTARIAN
1649
Related to SECTARIAN
- Synonyms
- illiberal, insular, Lilliputian, little, narrow-minded, parochial, petty, picayune, provincial, narrow, small, small-minded
- Antonyms
- broad-minded, catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal, open, open-minded, receptive, tolerant
Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms
2sectarian
noun
Definition of SECTARIAN
1
: an adherent of a sect
2
: a narrow or bigoted person
First Known Use of SECTARIAN
1819
Related to SECTARIAN
- Synonyms
- dogmatist, dogmatizer, partisan (also partizan), bigot
Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms
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