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 External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown