ADJECTIVE | pert | sectarian | of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects |
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all | sectarian | belonging to or characteristic of a sect | |
NOUN | person | sectarian, sectary, sectarist | a member of a sect |
Sounds | sehkteh'riyahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects. | |
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Example | "sectarian differences" | |
Spanish | sectario | |
Nouns | sect | a dissenting clique |
sect | a subdivision of a larger / larger / larger / larger religious group | |
sectarian | a member of a sect |
Meaning | belonging to or characteristic of a sect. | |
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Narrower | denominational | adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination |
narrow-minded | rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines | |
Opposite | nonsectarian, unsectarian | not restricted to one sect or school or party / party |
Spanish | sectario | |
Nouns | sect | a subdivision of a larger / larger / larger / larger religious group |
sectarian | a member of a sect |
Meaning | A member of a sect. | |
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Example | "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect" | |
Synonyms | sectary, sectarist | |
Broader | bigot | A prejudiced person who is intolerant / intolerant of any opinions differing from his own |
Spanish | sectario, sectarist | |
Catalan | sectari, sectarist | |
Adjectives | sectarian | belonging to or characteristic of a sect |
sectarian | of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects |
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