meaning of sectarian
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other
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Related Words
sectarian | sectarianism | sectarianize |