SECTARY

sectarian, sectary, sectarist

(noun) a member of a sect; “most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sectary (plural sectaries)

A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.

(Christianity) A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.

Anagrams

• Treacys

Source: Wiktionary


Sec"ta*ry, n.;pl. Sectaries. Etym: [F. sectaire. See Sect.]

Definition: A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; one who separates from an established church; a dissenter. I never knew that time in England when men of truest religion were not counted sectaries. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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