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noun
A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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noun
a member of a sect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: sectarian, sectarist
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Broader terms: bigot
History
Either from the French sectaire or directly from its etymon, the Medieval Latin sectārius, from secta (“sect”). Cognates include the Italian settario and the Portuguese and Spanish sectario.
Across languages
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