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Sectarian

Sec-tā'ri-an, a.

adjective

(89), a. [See supra.] Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.

Sec-tā'ri-an, n.

noun

n. One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from the established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a kingdom or state.

Synonyms—Heretic; partisan; schismatic. See HERETIC.