sectarian

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/ UK /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #55676

Meanings

1

adj
belonging to or characteristic of a sect

A sectarian mind.
2

adj
of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects

Sectarian differences.
3

noun
a member of a sect

Most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect.
4

adj
Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · a member of a sect sectaristsectary

Opposites

nonsectarian

Word family

Derived forms anti-sectarianasectarianbisectariancounter-sectarianethnosectarianintersectarianmultisectarianpolysectarianpostsectarianpresectariansectarianistsectarianly

Related forms sectarianismsectarianize

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is sect + -arian.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

External links

# sectarian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/
**IPA (UK):** /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 55676

## Meanings
1. belonging to or characteristic of a sect
2. of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects
3. a member of a sect
4. Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.

## Examples
- A sectarian mind.
- Sectarian differences.
- Most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect.
- We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.

## Synonyms
- sectarist
- sectary

## Antonyms
- nonsectarian

## Derived Forms
- anti-sectarian
- asectarian
- bisectarian
- counter-sectarian
- ethnosectarian
- intersectarian
- multisectarian
- polysectarian
- postsectarian
- presectarian
- sectarianist
- sectarianly

## Related Forms
- sectarianism
- sectarianize

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin sectarius + -an. Its corresponding etymology per the first sense is sect + -arian.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown