SECTARIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sectarian mean? 

• SECTARIAN (noun)
  The noun SECTARIAN has 1 sense:

1. a member of a sect

  Familiarity information: SECTARIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• SECTARIAN (adjective)
  The adjective SECTARIAN has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects

2. belonging to or characteristic of a sect

  Familiarity information: SECTARIAN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECTARIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a sect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

sectarian; sectarist; sectary

Context example:

most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect

Hypernyms ("sectarian" is a kind of...):

bigot (a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own)

Derivation:

sectarian (belonging to or characteristic of a sect)

sectarian (of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects)

• SECTARIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

sectarian differences

Pertainym:

sect (a dissenting clique)

Derivation:

sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

sectarian (a member of a sect)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Belonging to or characteristic of a sect

Context example:

sectarian squabbles in psychology

Similar:

denominational (adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination)

narrow-minded (rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines)

Antonym:

nonsectarian (not restricted to one sect or school or party)

Derivation:

sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

sectarian (a member of a sect)