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Nonsectarian vs Nonpartisan - What's the difference?

nonsectarian | nonpartisan |

As adjectives the difference between nonsectarian and nonpartisan

is that nonsectarian is of or pertaining to nonsectarianism while nonpartisan is not partisan; impartial and unbiased.

As nouns the difference between nonsectarian and nonpartisan

is that nonsectarian is one who is not a sectarian while nonpartisan is one who is not a partisan.

nonsectarian

English

Alternative forms

* non-sectarian

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to nonsectarianism .
  • *1818 , Methodist Review , publ. Methodist Book Concern, pg. 538:
  • *:The children will not go to church, few will attend Sunday school, but they will attend a nonsectarian Bible school.
  • *1915 , William Henry Slingerland, Child Welfare Work in Pennsylvania: A Co-operative Study of Child-helping Agencies and Institutions , Russell Sage Foundation, Dept. of Child-helping, pg. 167:
  • *:The cottage institutions are first divided into two sections; the nonsectarian and those under some church management.
  • *2009 , William L Cleveland and Martin Bunton, A History of the Modern Middle East , 4th ed., Seal Press, ISBN 9780813343747, pg. 131:
  • *:Christian Arabs, as members of a restricted minority community, had a special interest in promoting the concept of equality based on nonsectarian considerations, but the appeal of a shared sentiment of Arabness attracted Muslims too.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is not a sectarian.

    • nonpartisan

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not partisan; impartial and unbiased

    • Alternative forms

    * non-partisan

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is not a partisan.
  • A person who has not selected or declared a side or party.

    • Anagrams

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