sectarian meaning and definition

SECTARIAN noun

Definition of sectarian (noun)

1. a member of a sect
   • "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
   • synonyms: sectarist, sectary

SECTARIAN adjective

Definition of sectarian (adjective)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects
   • "sectarian differences"
2. belonging to or characteristic of a sect
   • "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
   • antonym: nonsectarian