What is the meaning of sectarian?

noun

  • A member of a sect.
    • usage: "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"

adjective

  • Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects.
    • usage: "sectarian differences"
  • Belonging to or characteristic of a sect.
    • usage: "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
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