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Grammar : Noun
Spell : sek-tuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛk tə ri



Definition of sectary

Origin :
  • "member or adherent of a sect," 1550s, from French sectaire or directly from Medieval Latin sectarius, from secta (see sect).
  • noun separatist
  • noun devotee
Example sentences :
  • In form, he was certainly an Episcopalian, though not a sectary of that denomination.
  • Extract from : « The Pioneers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He appears on the stage as a sectary, and plays his part with resolute energy.
  • Extract from : « From the Easy Chair, vol. 1 » by George William Curtis
  • Such is the contrast between the sectary and the philosopher.
  • Extract from : « How to Observe » by Harriet Martineau
  • When he dons the garb of the sectary, he naturally becomes weakened, and loses his chief charm.
  • Extract from : « John Greenleaf Whittier » by W. Sloane Kennedy
  • Thus it will be seen that Wanless, though in his way a profoundly religious man, was in no sense a sectary.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant » by Alexander Johnstone Wilson
  • No wonder, thought I, that the doctor called Mr. Gerard a sectary, and that Mr. Long was so cold and distant in his manner!
  • Extract from : « Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 » by James Payn
  • But this sense, once ascertained to the mind of the sectary, was to be taken for pure truth—for the very word of God.
  • Extract from : « Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions » by Thomas H. Huxley
  • Persecution has the same effect in politics, that it has in religion; it confirms the sectary.
  • Extract from : « Novanglus, and Massachusettensis » by John Adams
  • M. Combes is a sectary, a renegade seminarist given over to Freemasonry.
  • Extract from : « The War Upon Religion » by Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • If we really thought he came hither as a man and not a sectary, for instance, it were pity of our life.
  • Extract from : « From the Easy Chair, vol. 1 » by George William Curtis

Synonyms for sectary

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