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sectarian

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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.

sec·tari·an·ism n.

sectarian [sɛkˈtɛərɪən]
adj
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
n
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.
sectarianism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sectarian - a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
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

sectarian
Translations
sectarian [sekˈtɛərɪən]
A. ADJsectario
B. Nsectario/a m/f
sectarian [sɛkˈtɛəriən] adjsectaire
sectarian
adjsektiererisch; differenceskonfessionell; sectarian loyaltieskonfessionelles Zugehörigkeitsgefühl; sectarian violenceGewalttätigkeiten plmit konfessionellem Hintergrund
nSektierer(in) m(f)
sectarian [sɛkˈtɛərɪən] adjsettario/a


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At that distant day, there was a dreary isolation in the civilized Christian society of these realms for families that had dropped below their original level, unless they belonged to a sectarian church, which gets some warmth of brotherhood by walling in the sacred fire.
They do not set up any sectarian principles of their own, by which to shape and mould the proletarian movement.
But toward the end of the century and of Elizabeth's reign, feeling grew tenser, and groups of the Puritans, sometimes under persecution, definitely separated themselves from the State Church and established various sectarian bodies.
 
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