sectarian
1Sectarian — Sec*ta ri*an, a. 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. [1913 Webster] …
2sectarian — [adj] narrow minded, exclusive bigoted, clannish, cliquish, dissident, doctrinaire, dogmatic, factional, fanatic, fanatical, hidebound, insular, limited, local, nonconforming, nonconformist, parochial, partisan, provincial, rigid, schismatic,… …
3sectarian — ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerning or deriving from a sect or sects. 2) carried out on the grounds of membership of a sect or other group: sectarian killings. ► NOUN ▪ a member or follower of a sect. DERIVATIVES sectarianism noun …
4Sectarian — Sec*ta ri*an, 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 which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those …
5sectarian — index heretic, one sided, parochial, partisan (adjective), partisan (noun), specific Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C …
6sectarian — (adj.) 1640s, originally applied by Presbyterians to Independents, from M.L. sectarius, from secta (see SECT (Cf. sect)) …
7sectarian — *heretic, schismatic, dissenter, nonconformist Analogous words: *enthusiast, zealot, fanatic, bigot …
8sectarian — [sek ter′ē ən] adj. [< SECTARY + AN] 1. of or characteristic of a sect 2. devoted to, or prejudiced in favor of, some sect 3. narrow minded; limited; parochial n. 1. Obs. an apostate from an established church …
9sectarian — [[t]sekte͟əriən[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Sectarian means resulting from the differences between different religions. He was the fifth person to be killed in sectarian violence last week... The police said the murder was sectarian. ...both sides of the …
10sectarian — sec|tar|i|an [sekˈteəriən US ˈter ] adj 1.) sectarian violence/conflict/murder etc violence etc that is related to the strong feelings of people who belong to different religious groups ▪ people on both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern… …
