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presectarian

adj

Etymology

From pre- + sectarian.

Definitions

  1. Prior to sects

    Prior to sects; prior to sectarianism.

    • He makes the important observation that Tillemont embodied the presectarian and pre-Jansenist traditions of Port-Royal (pp. 278-279).
    • Nevertheless, the suggestion of a presectarian origin for some of the prayers dealt with in this essay, either close to the ideology and reality of the Qumran community or reflecting a slightly dualistic atmosphere, is a vague solution.

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