D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Sectarian

/sĕk-tĕr'-ē-ən/ · Sec·ta·ri·an · IPA /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/
01 a. Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian prin…
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    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.
02 n. One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion whic…
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    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.
Syn. See Heretic.