Definition of sectarian Sectarian

/sɛktɛˈɹiʌn/ - [sektereeun] - sec•tar•i•an

We found 12 definitions of sectarian from 4 different sources.

What does sectarian mean?

Noun Plural: sectarians
sectarian - a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
		sectary, sectarist
		bigot a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
Adjective
sectarian - belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
		nonsectarian, unsectarian not restricted to one sect or school or party; "religious training in a nonsectarian atmosphere"; "nonsectarian colleges"; "a wide and unsectarian interest in religion"- Bertrand Russell
		denominational adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination; "denominational prejudice"
sectarian - of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences"

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sectarian (n.)
Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect; bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.
sectarian (n.)
One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school, denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a party in religion which has separated itself from established church, or which holds tenets different from those of the prevailing denomination in a state.