SECTARIAN • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Sectarian

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/sɛktˈɛriən/ Listen

Sectarian

adjective

Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects.

Belonging to or characteristic of a sect. "The negations of sectarian ideology" , "Sectarian squabbles in psychology" Antonym: nonsectarian.

noun

A member of a sect. Synonyms: sectarist, sectary.

See more definitions of Sectarian...

See images of 'Sectarian'

Antonyms of 'Sectarian'

Etymology of 'Sectarian'

Share |

"Sectarian" Quotes from Famous Books

... all the attempts of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to undermine American principles, is the system of so-called compromise by which some of the public schools are taught by nuns, sisters, and priests, who wear their Church garb, and use the school buildings during certain hours for sectarian instruction. The mere statement of the facts ought to be sufficient to bring about drastic remedies, but the easy-going Protestants apparently do not realize what ...

— Aliens or Americans? • Howard B. Grose

... recapitalization program in late 1998, but by early 1999 the plan faced growing challenges over its reliance on public funds. Doubts about whether the program is adequate underlie forecasts of continued—although much less severe—GDP contraction for 1999. Signs of spreading unrest and sectarian violence and concern that social instability will increase as the 7 June 1999 national election approaches also contribute to pessimism about the economy, particularly because foreign investors remain reluctant to begin ...

— The 1999 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... cool and equable summer climate have given it a wide reputation as a summer resort, and it is a centre for yachting, canoeing and other aquatic sports. During the winter months it has ice-boat regattas. Burlington is the seat of the university of Vermont (1791; non-sectarian and co-educational), whose official title in 1865 became "The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College." The university is finely situated on a hill (280 ft. above the lake) commanding a charming ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 - "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" • Various

... as in the age of the burning bush or the smoking altar. He believed that neither the ancient Jews nor the early Christians had any advantages over us for spiritual culture, or for the foundation and increase of their faith in God, but rather less. He heartily approved of whatever pierced sectarian shams and traditional hypocrisies ...

— Charles Carleton Coffin - War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman • William Elliot Griffis

... non-sectarian charities sought his aid in legal matters, and so broad was his love for humanity that all found in him a ready helper. At one time he was guardian of more than sixty orphan children, three in particular who ...

— Russell H. Conwell • Agnes Rush Burr

More quotes...