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Sectarian

adjective

Of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects.

Belonging to or characteristic of a sect. "The negations of sectarian ideology" , "Sectarian squabbles in psychology"

noun

A member of a sect. Synonyms: sectarist, sectary.

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"Sectarian" Quotes from Famous Books

... may be inclined to look upon our exposition of these Western Problems as a merely sectarian viewpoint, and therefore, of no value to him. He may even look upon our work as an open challenge. I would answer in Newman's words: "Our motive for writing has been the sight of the truth and the desire to show it ...

— Catholic Problems in Western Canada • George Thomas Daly

... other effect than to excite a smile of pity on the countenance of sincere and candid Christians. I would have the young give no countenance to these pretensions; but seek to attain to higher and nobler principles. Let them place sectarian bitterness and prejudice beneath their feet, and imbibe enough of the Christian spirit to acknowledge freely, that, in all denominations, good and pious ...

— Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness • John Mather Austin

... Accord - the blueprint for national reconciliation - the Lebanese have established a more equitable political system, particularly by giving Muslims a greater say in the political process while institutionalizing sectarian divisions in the government. Since the end of the war, the Lebanese have conducted several successful elections, most of the militias have been weakened or disbanded, and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have extended central government authority over about two-thirds of the country. Hizballah, ...

— The 2003 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... the two epics. They repeat the cosmogony of the poems, and they relate more fully their mythological legends. Siva and Vischnu are almost the sole objects of worship in the Puranas. There is a sectarian element in their devotion to these deities which shows their partiality, and prevents them from being authorities for Hindoo ...

— Ten Great Religions - An Essay in Comparative Theology • James Freeman Clarke

... historic events will you allow me to repudiate once for all the slightest sectarian bias or meaning. I have nothing to do with Catholic or Protestant as such. I have nothing to do with the Church of Rome as such. I am dealing with the history of science. But historically at one period science and the Church came into conflict. It was not ...

— Pioneers of Science • Oliver Lodge

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