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sectarian

adj
/sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/UK/sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/US

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is sect + -arian.

  1. derived from sectarius + -an

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

    • We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.

  2. Dogmatic or partisan.

  3. Parochial or narrow-minded.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Bigoted.

    2. A member of a sect.

    3. A bigot.

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Derived

anti-sectarian, asectarian, bisectarian, counter-sectarian, ethnosectarian, intersectarian, multisectarian, polysectarian, postsectarian, presectarian, sectarianist, sectarianly, unisectarian, unsectarian

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA