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Noun (1)

a member of a sect“most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect”Synonyms: sectary sectaristType of bigot

Adjective (1)

of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects“sectarian differences”Opposite nonsectarianRelating to sect

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sec·ta′ri·an adjective

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·ta′ri·an noun

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 established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state.

Synonyms: See Heretic.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54