sectarian

sec·tar·i·an  (sk-târ-n)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect.

2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan.

3. Narrow-minded; parochial.

n.

1. A member of a sect.

2. One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint.

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sec·tari·an·ism n.

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sectarian

Adjective

1. of or belonging to a sect

2. narrow-minded as a result of supporting a particular sect

Noun

a member of a sect

sectarianism n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sectarian - a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" sectarist, sectary bigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
Adj.	1.	sectarian - of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences"
	2.	sectarian - belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology" nonsectarian, unsectarian - not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell

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sectarian

adjective 1. narrow-minded, partisan, fanatic, fanatical, limited, exclusive, rigid, parochial, factional, bigoted, dogmatic, insular, doctrinaire, hidebound, clannish, cliquish << OPPOSITE tolerant

noun 2. bigot, extremist, partisan, disciple, fanatic, adherent, zealot, true believer, dogmatist

Translations

sectarian [sɛkˈtɛərɪən] adj → sectario

sectarian [sɛkˈtɛərɪən] adj → sectaire

sectarian [sɛkˈtɛərɪən] adj (killing etc) → konfessionell motiviert;

sectarian violence → gewalttätige Konfessionsstreitigkeiten pl

sectarian [sɛkˈtɛərɪən] adj → settario/a