Synonyms for sectarian
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : sek-tair-ee-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɛkˈtɛər i ən |
Top 10 synonyms for sectarian Other synonyms for the word sectarian
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for sectarian
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