What is the difference between sectarian and sect?
sectarian | sect |
Of, or relating to a sect.
Dogmatic or partisan.
Parochial or narrow-minded.
Bigoted.
An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.
A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
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(obsolete) A cutting; a scion.
Sectarian is a related term of sect.
As nouns the difference between sectarian and sect
is that sectarian is a member of a sect while sect is an offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.As a adjective sectarian
is of, or relating to a sect.sectarian
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.
Antonyms
*nonsectarianAnagrams
*sect
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Noun
(en noun)- A religious sect .
