sectary

[ sek-tuh-ree ]

/ ˈsɛk tə ri /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sectary ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural sec·ta·ries.

a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.

a Protestant of nonconformist denomination, especially a minor one.

a person zealously devoted to a particular sect.

Origin of sectary

1550–60; <Medieval Latin sectārius, equivalent to sect(a) sect + -ārius-ary

Words nearby sectary

secs., sect, sectarian, sectarianism, sectarianize, sectary, sectile, section, sectional, sectionalism, sectionalize

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Example sentences from the Web for sectary

In form, he was certainly an Episcopalian, though not a sectary of that denomination.
The Pioneers|James Fenimore Cooper
Persecution has the same effect in politics, that it has in religion; it confirms the sectary.
Novanglus, and Massachusettensis|John Adams
M. Combes is a sectary, a renegade seminarist given over to Freemasonry.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
He is the like sectary in arms, as the Platonic is in love, keeps a fluttering in discourse, but proves a haggard in the action.
Character Writings of the 17th Century|Various

Thus it will be seen that Wanless, though in his way a profoundly religious man, was in no sense a sectary.
The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant|Alexander Johnstone Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for sectary

sectary

/ (ˈsɛktərɪ) /

noun plural -taries

a member of a sect, esp a person who belongs to a religious sect that is regarded as heretical or schismatic

a person excessively devoted to a particular sect

a member of a Nonconformist denomination, esp one that is small

Word Origin for sectary

C16: from Medieval Latin sectārius, from Latin secta sect

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sectary
释义	sectary [ sek-tuh-ree ] / ˈsɛk tə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sectary ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural sec·ta·ries. a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic. a Protestant of nonconformist denomination, especially a minor one. a person zealously devoted to a particular sect. Origin of sectary 1550–60; <Medieval Latin sectārius, equivalent to sect(a) sect + -ārius-ary Words nearby sectary secs., sect, sectarian, sectarianism, sectarianize, sectary, sectile, section, sectional, sectionalism, sectionalize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sectary In form, he was certainly an Episcopalian, though not a sectary of that denomination. The Pioneers\|James Fenimore Cooper Persecution has the same effect in politics, that it has in religion; it confirms the sectary. Novanglus, and Massachusettensis\|John Adams M. Combes is a sectary, a renegade seminarist given over to Freemasonry. The War Upon Religion\|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham He is the like sectary in arms, as the Platonic is in love, keeps a fluttering in discourse, but proves a haggard in the action. Character Writings of the 17th Century\|Various Thus it will be seen that Wanless, though in his way a profoundly religious man, was in no sense a sectary. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant\|Alexander Johnstone Wilson British Dictionary definitions for sectary sectary / (ˈsɛktərɪ) / noun plural -taries a member of a sect, esp a person who belongs to a religious sect that is regarded as heretical or schismatic a person excessively devoted to a particular sect a member of a Nonconformist denomination, esp one that is small Word Origin for sectary C16: from Medieval Latin sectārius, from Latin secta sect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sectary unbeliever, infidel, heretic, miscreant, skeptic, sectarian, nonconformist, separationist, iconoclast, dissident, dissenter, freethinker, apostate, revisionist, enthusiast, adherent, amateur, fanatic, fancier, fiend
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sectary

noun, plural sec·ta·ries.

Origin of sectary

Words nearby sectary

Example sentences from the Web for sectary

British Dictionary definitions for sectary

noun plural -taries

Word Origin for sectary

Words related to sectary