sectarian

English

WOTD – 4 April 2007

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sectarius +‎ -an

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɛkˈtɛəɹi.ən/
(US) IPA^(key): /sɛkˈtɛɹi.ən/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛəriən

Adjective

sectarian (comparative more sectarian, superlative most sectarian)

Of, or relating to a sect.
We were discussing solutions to the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shias.
Dogmatic or partisan.
Parochial or narrow-minded.
Bigoted.

Antonyms

nonsectarian

Translations

of, or relating to a sect

Armenian: աղանդավորական (hy) (ałandavorakan)
Danish: sekterisk (da)
Dutch: sektarisch (nl)
German: sektiererisch, Sekten- (prefix)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: sekterisk

Nynorsk: sekterisk
Russian: секта́нтский (ru) (sektántskij)

dogmatic or partisan

Czech: sektářský
German: parteiisch (de), dogmatisch (de)

Russian: секта́нтский (ru) (sektántskij)

parochial or narrow-minded

German: engstirnig (de), beschränkt (de), eng (de), provinziell

Russian: секта́нтский (ru) (sektántskij)

bigoted

German: voreingenommen (de), eifernd (de), bigott (de), stur (de), engstirnig (de)

Russian: секта́нтский (ru) (sektántskij)

Noun

sectarian (plural sectarians)

A member of a sect.
A bigot.

Related terms

Translations

member of a sect

Armenian: աղանդավոր (hy) (ałandavor)
German: Sektenmitglied n, Angehöriger einer Sekte m, Sektenangehöriger m

Russian: секта́нт (ru) m (sektánt), секта́нтка (ru) f (sektántka)

Anagrams

Cartesian, arsacetin, ascertain, cartesian, craniates, intracase

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