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sectish

adj
/ˈsɛktɪʃ/

Etymology

From sect + -ish; perhaps after obsolete German sektisch, sektierisch or German sektiererisch.

  1. derived from sequi
  2. derived from secta
  3. derived from secte
  4. inherited from secte
  5. formed as sectish — “sect + -ish”

Definitions

  1. Sectarian

    Sectarian; adherent to a sect, often to the degree of being dogmatic, insular and non-ecumenical.

    • One reason there are sects is that it is easy to be sectish. It is easier to be than not to be. This applies to everybody. To believe in one true church does not of itself insure one against a party spirit.
    • If Menno, D. Philip and the many servants and congregations had pure teachings in their times, you, who carry the name Old Mennonites, certainly have a sectish teaching which devours like gnawing cancer, and all true children of God are[…]

  2. A surname.

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