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Antonyms for sectarian

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : sek-tair-ee-uh n

Phonetic Transcription : sɛkˈtɛər i ən

Definition of sectarian

Origin : 1640s, originally applied by Presbyterians to Independents, from Medieval Latin sectarius, from secta (see sect).

adj narrow-minded, exclusive
noun person who is narrow-minded

Example sentences :

The minute you touch on religion, as commonly understood, you reach the sectarian.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

But I have never consulted the popular any more than the sectarian, Prejudice.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

If free with the sectarian, it should be free with the elector.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Indeed, religious dissension and sectarian heat were in the very air.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Was the government of the two Caimacams to be sectarian or geographical?
Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli

He of all men knew the Wahhb best, and he, at least, can be accused of no sectarian bias.
Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell

Conspicuous among these was the spirit of sectarian competition.
Extract from : « A History of American Christianity » by Leonard Woolsey Bacon

If he does, his standpoint will be set for him, and it is sure to be sectarian.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

Then syncretism began, and a body of sectarian notions was formed.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

I once happened to hear a sectarian prophet delivering a sermon.
Extract from : « Virgin Soil » by Ivan S. Turgenev

Synonyms for sectarian

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