sectarian

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/
• (America) IPA: /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/

Adjective

sectarian

1. Of, or relating to a sect.

   We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.

2. Dogmatic or partisan.
3. Parochial or narrow-minded.
4. Bigoted.

Antonyms

• nonsectarian

Translations

• German: sektiererisch, Sekten- (prefix)
• Russian: секта́нтский
• Spanish: sectario, sectaria

Translations

• German: parteiisch, dogmatisch
• Russian: секта́нтский
• Spanish: sectario, sectaria

Translations

• German: engstirnig, beschränkt, eng, provinziell
• Russian: секта́нтский
• Spanish: sectario, sectaria

Translations

• German: voreingenommen, eifernd, bigott, stur, engstirnig
• Russian: секта́нтский
• Spanish: sectario, sectaria

Noun

sectarian (plural sectarians)

1. A member of a sect.
2. A bigot.

Related terms

• sectarianism
• sectarianize

Translations

• German: Sektenmitglied, Angehöriger einer Sekte, Sektenangehöriger
• Russian: секта́нт

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