sectarian

sectarian

English

WOTD – 4 April 2007

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sectarius +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛəriən

Adjective

sectarian (comparative more sectarian, superlative most sectarian)

1. Of, or relating to a sect.

   We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.

2. Dogmatic or partisan.
3. Parochial or narrow-minded.
4. Bigoted.

Antonyms

• nonsectarian

Translations

of, or relating to a sect

Armenian: աղանդավորական (hy) (ałandavorakan) Danish: sekterisk (da) Dutch: sektarisch (nl) German: sektiererisch, Sekten- (prefix) Norwegian: Bokmål: sekterisk Nynorsk: sekterisk

Russian: секта́нтский (ru) (sektántskij) Spanish: sectario (es) m, sectaria (es) f

dogmatic or partisan

Czech: sektářský German: parteiisch (de), dogmatisch (de)

Russian: секта́нтский (ru) (sektántskij) Spanish: sectario (es) m, sectaria (es) f

parochial or narrow-minded

German: engstirnig (de), beschränkt (de), eng (de), provinziell Russian: секта́нтский (ru) (sektántskij)

Spanish: sectario (es) m, sectaria (es) f

bigoted

German: voreingenommen (de), eifernd (de), bigott (de), stur (de), engstirnig (de) Russian: секта́нтский (ru) (sektántskij)

Spanish: sectario (es) m, sectaria (es) f

Noun

sectarian (plural sectarians)

1. A member of a sect.
2. A bigot.

Related terms

• sectarianism
• sectarianize

Translations

member of a sect

Armenian: աղանդավոր (hy) (ałandavor) German: Sektenmitglied (de) n, Angehöriger einer Sekte m, Sektenangehöriger m

Russian: секта́нт (ru) m (sektánt), секта́нтка (ru) f (sektántka)

Anagrams

• Cartesian, arsacetin, ascertain, cartesian, craniates, intracase