sectarian (redirected from sectarians)

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 [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

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

narrow-minded, partisan, fanatic, fanatical, extremist, limited, exclusive, rigid, parochial, factional, bigoted, dogmatic, insular, doctrinaire, hidebound, clannish, cliquish sectarian religious groups
narrow-minded liberal, tolerant, open-minded, catholic, free-thinking, broad-minded, non-sectarian, unprejudiced, unbigoted

noun

bigot, extremist, partisan, disciple, fanatic, adherent, zealot, true believer, dogmatist He remains a sectarian.

Translations

sectarian [sekˈtɛərɪən]

A. ADJ → sectario

B. N → sectario/a m/f

sectarian [sɛkˈtɛəriən] adj → sectaire

sectarian

adj → sektiererisch; differences → konfessionell; sectarian loyalties → konfessionelles Zugehörigkeitsgefühl; sectarian violence → Gewalttätigkeiten pl → mit konfessionellem Hintergrund

n → Sektierer(in) m(f)

sectarian [sɛkˈtɛərɪən] adj → settario/a

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sectarian [sɛkˈtɛərɪən] adj → settario/a