Definition of Sectary

1. Noun. A member of a sect. "Most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"

Exact synonyms: Sectarian, Sectarist
Generic synonyms: Bigot
Derivative terms: Sectarian, Sectarian

Definition of Sectary

1. n. A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or religion; one who separates from an established church; a dissenter.

Definition of Sectary

1. Noun. A sectarian. ¹

2. Noun. A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sectary

1. a member of a sect [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sectary

sectant
sectants
sectarian
sectarianism
sectarianisms
sectarianize
sectarianized
sectarianizes
sectarianizing
sectarians
sectaries
sectarism
sectarisms
sectarist
sectarists
sectary (current term)
sectator
sectators
sectile
sectilities
sectility
sectio
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Literary usage of Sectary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"But he was the very opposite of a sectary, and desired to remain a humble son of the church. .... sectary ..."

2. Wesley and Methodism by Frederick John Snell (1900)
"... the Reformation Contrasted — Wesley no sectary — Early Aspirations—Character and Constituents of Methodism— Origin of the ..."

3. A Classical Tour Through Italy by John Chetwode Eustace (1818)
"PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE. narrow minded sectary, but with the compassionate indulgence of a mild and humble Christian. Let it be remembered that Englishmen are ..."

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