English Explanatory Dictionary

sectarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.
  2. Dogmatic or partisan.
  3. Parochial or narrow-minded.
  4. Bigoted.
noun
  1. A member of a sect.
  2. A bigot.

Pronunciation

/sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ en-us-sectarian.ogg en-au-sectarian.ogg

Word forms

sectarian more sectarian most sectarian sectarians

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is sect + -arian.

Antonyms

nonsectarian

Related words

sectarianism sectarianize

Derived words

anti-sectarian asectarian bisectarian counter-sectarian ethnosectarian intersectarian multisectarian polysectarian postsectarian presectarian sectarianist sectarianly unisectarian unsectarian
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