sectarian

sɛkˈtɛriən

Definition

Definition of sectarian - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religious group membermember of a specific sect, especially in religion

The sectarian openly criticized other religious practices.

believer

follower

biased memberperson showing excessive allegiance to a particular sect

His views were dismissed as those of a mere sectarian.

partisan

zealot

Adjective

religionrelated to a specific sect or group

The sectarian beliefs divided the community.

factional

partisan

bigotedintolerant towards other beliefs or groups

Sectarian violence erupted in the city.

bigoted

intolerant

narrow-minded

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sectarian violence

violent attacks between groups from different religious or similar belief communities

Sectarian violence escalated after the bombing of the historic shrine.

Origin of sectarian

Latin, secta (sect) + arius (related to)

Examples of sectarian in a sentence

A sectarian was chosen to lead the prayer.
The sectarian refused to consider other viewpoints.
A known sectarian, he was often in conflict with others.
Sectarian violence erupted in the region.
The sectarian conflict lasted for decades.
The sectarian remarks caused tension in the meeting.

His sectarian attitude alienated many colleagues.

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French:sectaire, confessionnel, ...
German:Sektierer, sektiererisch, ...
Italian:settario, bigotto, ...
Spanish:sectario, de secta, ...
Portuguese:sectário, sectária, ...
Chinese:宗派成员, 宗派的, ...
Japanese:宗派の一員, 宗派的な, ...
Arabic:طَائِفِي, طائِفِيّ, ...
Hebrew:חָבֵר כַּת, עֲדָתִי, ...
Russian:сектант, сектантский, ...
Ukrainian:сектант, сектантський, ...
Hindi:पंथी, संप्रदायिक, ...
Bengali:সম্প্রদায়ের সদস্য, সম্প্রদায়গত, ...
Catalan:sectari, intolerant, ...
Czech:sektář, sektářský, ...
Danish:sektmedlem, sekterisk, ...
Dutch:sektelid, sektarisch, ...
Greek:σεχταριστής, σεχταριστικός, ...
Hungarian:szektatag, felekezeti, ...
Khmer:សមាជិកនិកាយ, និកាយ, ...
Korean:종파원, 종파적인, ...
Persian:فرقه‌گرا, فرقه‌ای, ...
Polish:sekciarz, sekciarski, ...
Portuguese (BR):sectário, intolerante, ...
Romanian:sectant, sectar, ...
Swedish:sekterist, sekteristisk, ...
Thai:สมาชิกนิกาย, เกี่ยวกับนิกาย, ...
Turkish:mezhep mensubu, mezhepsel, ...
Vietnamese:người theo giáo phái, thuộc giáo phái, ...

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