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sec·tar·i·an
(sĕk-târ′ē-ən)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect.
2. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan.
3. Narrow-minded; parochial.
n.
1. A member of a sect.
2. One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint.
sec·tar′i·an·ism n.
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sectarian
(sɛkˈtɛərɪən)adj
1. of, belonging or relating to, or characteristic of sects or sectaries
2. adhering to a particular sect, faction, or doctrine
3. narrow-minded, esp as a result of rigid adherence to a particular sect
n
a member of a sect or faction, esp one who is bigoted in his adherence to its doctrines or in his intolerance towards other sects, etc
secˈtarianˌism n
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sec•tar•i•an
(sɛkˈtɛər i ən)adj.
1. of or pertaining to sectaries or sects.
2. narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect.
3. narrowly confined or limited in interest, purpose, etc.
n. 4. a member of a sect.
5. a bigoted or narrow-minded person.
[1640–50]
sec•tar′i•an•ly, adv.
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sectarian
Belonging to or involving a particular sect, denomination, or faction, especially when seen as narrowminded or dogmatic.
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Noun 1. sectarian - a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
bigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
Adj. 1. sectarian - of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences"
2. sectarian - belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
nonsectarian, unsectarian - not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell
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sectarian
adjective
1. narrow-minded, partisan, fanatic, fanatical, extremist, limited, exclusive, rigid, parochial, factional, bigoted, dogmatic, insular, doctrinaire, hidebound, clannish, cliquish sectarian religious groups
narrow-minded liberal, tolerant, open-minded, catholic, free-thinking, broad-minded, non-sectarian, unprejudiced, unbigoted
narrow-minded liberal, tolerant, open-minded, catholic, free-thinking, broad-minded, non-sectarian, unprejudiced, unbigoted
noun
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sectarian
nounA person who dissents from the doctrine of an established church:
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Translations
أحَد أفْراد الطائِفَهطائِفيطائِفي، مَذْهَبي
sektářský-kasektář
sekterisksektmedlem
szektariánusszektás
maîur í sértrúarsöfnuîisem lÿtur aî sértrúarsöfnuîisértrúarsafnaîar-
sektársektársky
hiziple ilgili gruba aitmezhebe aitmezhep üyesi
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sectarian
adj → sektiererisch ; differences → konfessionell ; sectarian loyalties → konfessionelles Zugehörigkeitsgefühl; sectarian violence → Gewalttätigkeiten pl → mit konfessionellem Hintergrund
n → Sektierer(in) m(f)
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sectarian
[sɛkˈtɛərɪən] adj → settario/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sect
(sekt) noun a group of people within a larger, especially religious, group, having views different from those of the rest of the group. sekte طائِفَه، شيعَه секта seita sekta die Sekte sekt αίρεση, σέκτα, αποσχισθείσα ομάδα secta usulahk امت lahko secte כת संप्रदाय sekta, vjerska sljedba szekta sekte sértrúarsöfnuður setta 分派 이단 sekta sekta taifah sekte sekt sekta فرقه (مذهبي)، ډله، ګوند seita sectă секта sekta ločina sekta sekt นิกาย; คณะในทางศาสนา mezhep; hizip 教派,流派 секта مذہبی فرقہ phái, môn phái 教派,流派
secˈtarian adjective1. concerned with, especially the narrow interests of, a sect or sects. sectarian loyalties. sektaries طائِفي сектантски sectário sektářský Sekten-... sekterisk σχισματικός, σεκταριστικός sectario sektantlik فرقه اي lahko- sectaire כיתתי साम्प्रदायिक sektaški, usko lokalan szektariánus, szektás sektarian sértrúarsafnaðar- settario 党派心の強い 파벌의 sektantiškas sektas-; sektantisks berkaitan taifah sektarisch sekterisk sekciarski ګوندى، فرقه يې، په خاص ګوند پورې تړلى sectário de sectă сектантский sektársky sektaški sektaški sekteristisk ที่จํากัดเฉพาะกลุ่ม hiziple ilgili gruba ait 宗派或教派的,偏狹的 сектантський تنگ نظری پر مبنی مفاد، فرقہ سے متعلق thuộc môn phái , giáo phái 宗派的,偏狭的
2. caused by membership of a sect. a sectarian murder. sektaries طائِفي، مَذْهَبي сектантски sectário sektářský Sekten-... sekterisk που προέρχεται από τη συμμετοχή σε σέκτα ή οφείλεται σε αυτήν sectario sektantlik فرقه گرايي lahko- sectaire כיתתי सम्प्रदायी, साम्प्रदायिक sektaški, raskolnički szektás sektarian sem lÿtur að sértrúarsöfnuði settario 党派の 파벌주의에 의한 sektantiškas sektas-; sektantisks yang dilakukan oleh ahli taifah sektarisch sekt-, kult-, rituell sekciarski, rytualny فرقه يې sectário sectar ритуальный sektársky ločinski sektaški sekt- ที่เป็นกลุ่มย่อย mezhebe ait 宗派或教派引起的 фанатичний فرقے کی رکنیت سے متعلق phe phái, bè phái 宗派引起的
noun a member of a sect. sektelid أحَد أفْراد الطائِفَه сектант sectário sektář, -ka der/die Sektenanhäger(in) sektmedlem μέλος σέκτας, αίρεσης sectario sektant فرقه گرا lahkolainen membre d'une secte חָבֵר כָּת सम्प्रदाय या मत का सदस्य sektaš, sljedbenik sekte szektás anggota sekte maður í sértrúarsöfnuði (membro di una setta) 党派に属する人 종파의 멤버 sektantas sektants penganut taifah sektariër sektmedlem sekciarz ګوندى sectário sectant сектант sektár, -ka član ločine sektaš sekterist, sektmedlem สมาชิกของกลุ่ม; ลัทธิ; นิกาย mezhep üyesi 某宗派或教派的一份子 сектант فرقے کا رکن thành viên của một giáo phái 属于宗派的人
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